Evolution vs Creationism
It has been over 100 years since English naturalist Charles Darwin first told the world his revolutionary concept about how livings things develop. Evolution through natural selection and adaptation was the basis of his argument as it remains to this day a debated subject by many. Across this nation, a "return" to "traditional" values has also brought the return of age old debated topics. One issue that truly separates Americans is the issue of creation versus evolution. Since the 19th century, this divisive topic has been debated in school boards and state capitols across America. In many instances religious fundamentalists won the day by having banned the instruction or even the mention of "ungodly" evolutionary thinking in schools. With today's social and political climate, this question is back with greater force than ever. This is why this subject is more important now than ever. For us to actually understand this amazing debate, we need to look at what both theories sta!te, the debate itself, and what should be done. The first theory we will start of with is Evolution.Approximately seven-hundred or eight-hundred million years ago life was first known on this planet in the form of single-celled organisms called procar
he true word of God. If mankind had no belief in The Bible's account of creation, the Book would remain a work of mythology. The Bible requires no ordinary belief, however, but a gigantic leap of faith because there is absolutely no evidence God created mankind. The only evidence of creation is in the opinions of millions of creationists. But if opinion or belief were to be the only basis for determining human origin, couldn't mankind believe in literally anything and claim it for fact? Humans could believe the mythical god, Zeus, created mankind! It's a sad truth, but creationism is a relic in a world where the concept of evolution logically explains the origin of mankind. Each society, church, men of academia, believes that their ideas are correct and therefore are the best of the world. It is true, even to this day, that each nation has a different set of standards, reasoning, and beliefs on how life works and what are the best possible things to believe in. In some cases, ! ain animals as well. At certain stages of development, the embryos of various mammals, birds, fish, and humans are indistinguishable. Further evidence suggesting evolution is vestigial organs (organs that are of little or no use to the organism). For example, whales possess a pelvic bone which would serve a purpose for functioning legs, and yet they have no legs. Millions of years ago sea creatures came onto land, acquired legs, then returned to the sea where legs were not needed. The pelvic bone is vestigial in whales because it no longer serves a purpose. Another more familiar vestigial organ is the human appendix. It serves absolutely no purpose and, for some humans, is even removed. Embryonic proof, and vestigial organs are sufficient evidence that man has evolved from lower organisms. The one person though who was able to explain the Evolution process in the easiest way for all of us to understand was Charles Darwin. Darwin successfully explained the evolutionary process! fs can cause serious confrontations between nations and their views. If people did not try to advance their scientifically, then no progress could be made in the fields of biology, psychology or any other field of science. On the other hand, if there were no argues or conflicting views the world might be a happier and less angry place to live. On the downside of this, there would be no reason to stimulate the mind. Technological advances would come to a stop because no one wants to argue their new and different ideas. This would lead to a lack of man's ability to reason and think. 505). Carbon and uranium dating furnish indisputable evidence that the biblical account of creation is wrong and evolution has occurred. The most conclusive proof that man has evolved from lower life forms lies within the physical characteristics of man and his relation to other creatures. One physical example that man evolved is the various stages of a developing embryo. For example, while a human is still in early embryonic stages, it has gill slits. While the gill slits never fully mature, they serve as evidence that man's ancestors at one time had gills. During another period of embryonic development, a human has a tail. Sometimes, a human is actually born with a tail. The tail is evidence of a trait previously owned by an ancestor, but was discarded thousands of years ago. This is not to say that tails and other physical features are simply cast off, but after years of disuse, a feature will grow smaller and eventually disappear. This is also ev
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