Evolution Vs. Cretion
Evolution vs. Creation
Was man created by an almighty power, or is he simply a product of evolution? Naturally, the scientific world backs the evolutionary viewpoint, while the religious community strongly supports creationism. Neither side has conclusive evidence to support their point of view and the struggle between church and science clearly will be never ending. In my opinion, the theory that has the most supportive evidence is evolution.
Although neither side has evidence proving their line of reasoning to be completely true, both sides have believable studies and documents suggesting their opposing perspectives to be acceptable. In order to understand the actual debate between Evolution vs. Creation, it is necessary to come familiar with the two opposing views on how life originated.
The scientific world has many different theories on how life began. Scientists even have conflicting opinions between themselves on which theory to adopt. A few examples of different theories of evolution in the scientific world would be Natural Selection, The Big Bang Theory and Punctuated Equilibrium. (What is Evolution?). To make things simpler, I am treating human evolution as one theory in its entirety. According to the evolution theory, organisms descended from older more simple forms of life through physical changes overtime. Animal life gradually transformed into other animal life forms by adapting to changing environmental conditions. This process of evolution was determined purely by natural forces, without input from any kind of God. Charles Darwin, "The Father of Evolution", believed that all creatures evolved from one-celled organisms to more and more advanced species over millions of years. (Facts about Charles Darwin) Most modern-day biological and earth scientists believe evolution is no longer just a theory, but an established fact that as the earth's structure changed, its life forms evolved. (How Science Responds When...
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