Creationism

Is creationism a scientific theory that should be taught in science class in public schools as an equally acceptable explanation of how life came to exist on earth? Evolution and Creationism could both be true; it is up to what you believe. I believe that Evolution is not believable, but that Creationism is. Should Creationism be taught in school? That is a question of belief as well.

Evolution is based on science and is much more detailed then the faith-based theory of Creationism. Faith is not a factor that influences ideas based by what scientists say. This is the point that the two are not comparable. A person must chose what they believe and follow that because they believe it, although it is possible for both sides to be true. Ever since humans have been living on earth, the question of how they came to be has pondered their minds. As a result of this constant question, they have all tried to find the answer to it. Back in the ancient civilizations, everyone believed there was this crazy-huge mountain, on top of which sat a bunch of Gods, and they controlled everything.

Following this, humans learned more about the earth and what was happening around them. What was once looked at as superstition or magical was now being explained through available evidence and logic. Charles Darwin came up with a theory in the mid-19th century that was like nothing anyone had ever seen or heard of before. He came up with Natural Selection, also known as The Survival of the Fittest. He claimed that things that are living change, or evolve, based on conditions of life to survive. He then took his theory a step further and said that hydrogen present at the early universe is what life evolved off of.

Like all other beliefs of the time, Darwin's theory must make sense enough to be believable. And like most others, his did not. The concept of something living emerging from something that is non-living is completely impossible and everyone knows that. Life must come from life. It is the same concept as motion must come from motion. A car is not going to move unless there is some sort of force applied to the car. Thus life is not going to hatch from a rock.

Another reason why evolution is frowned upon is because there is not sufficient evidence to back it up. Fossils are one of the greatest ways to learn about animals of the past. The layers and layers of fossils and earth are known as the fossil record. Scientists were hoping that the fossils uncovered over time would show the different stages of development from one species to another. The fossils that have been found have showed cleared distinction between species, but there is still that middle part in between that is yet to be discovered for Darwin's theory to stand.

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