The Theories of Creationism and Evolution

Creationism: the belief that life was created by a god.

Creationism is the belief that all life and matter on this planet was created by a god or supreme being. It states that a god is the creator of all, and that he (or she) created everything out of nothing. This is a strong belief of many, and seriously contradicts scientific thinking.

One can not mention creationism and not say something about the Bible's creation story. It takes place over seven days in which God creates the universe out of nothing. "And the earth was without shape and void" (genesis 1:1)

The breakdown of creation is as follows:

Day 1 God made light and separated it from the dark, making day and night.

Day 2 God created the water below and the sky above.

Day 3 God made earth and made plants grow on it in abundance.

Day 4 God created the moon, the sun, the stars and the planets.

Day 5 God made the birds of the sky and the creatures of the de

2. Abiogenesis refers to first life, which is the production of living things from inanimate matter.

The Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) is typically a whitish moth covered with black spots. This coloring gives an effective camouflage for the moths as they sit on some kinds of birch trees. Like people, however, these moths can be found in a range of colors from very black to very white and all the shades in between. In a famous study in England it was found that when the white trees, on which the moths sat, became dirty (dark) from pollution, birds ate more of the lighter moths, apparently missing the darker ones because of their blending in with the trees. It was no surprise that the population of darker moths increased while the lighter ones decreased. Later on, when the city got together some better pollution laws the trees returned to a lighter color. Along with this, the lighter moths proliferated and the darker ones dwindled in numbers.

Mutations are "mistakes" in the genetic material used for reproduction, which can occur for many reasons (example: as a result of exposure to radiation.) Naturally occurring mutations are very rare, and it is understood that the ones that do occur, almost all have a bad effect. The occasional "positive" mutation, giving some benefit to the organism, provides the "new material" for natural selection to work with.

In another instance creationists say that natural selection can only "select:" among already existing traits-it cannot create something new, such as dogs with wings. While this idea has not been proven false, it has not been proven true either. Evolutionists can dismiss this statement by saying that normal genetic changes take place and natural selection helps out. The spiral of argument is never ending.

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