Simple
definition of evolution is that it involves the process of something
changing into a different and usually more complex or better form.
Evolution is a theory that can be tested by observations and application
of the scientific method. Creationism on the other hand is the
religious belief that a higher power created the animals and everything
that exists today through supernatural intervention. Religious beliefs
have to be accepted on faith and cannot be tested or investigated.
Creationism beliefs are usually based on a strict interpretation of the
Bible or other holy books. Conflicts between the two occur when
evolutionists argue that creationism is not a scientific theory because
it cannot be tested by the scientific method, whereas creationists argue
that evolutionists do not take God into account and that evolution is
just a theory rather than a fact. Science requires that a hypothesis or
theory should be testable and supported
by physical evidence, whereas religion requires acceptance of a doctrine
or belief without analysis or judgment. For this reason, conflicts
between evolution and creationism can never be resolved. DNA testing has
shown that humans and chimpanzees have a 98-percent genetic similarity,
providing overwhelming evidence that apes and humans have a common
ancestry. Scientists are willing to accept these results as evidence
that man is a specific type of ape, but this is what creationists find
most revolting, since they believe that "God created man in his own
image", as stated in Genesis 1:27.
Two of the essential features of the Theory of Evolution that distinguish it from Creationism are:
Life is very old. Life forms, fossilized as stromatolites, have
been dated to 3,500 million years ago. By contrast, accounts of Creation
estimate that the world is less than 10,000 years old.
Species originated from an ancient organism which over time diversified
and gave rise to a wide variety of life forms. Creationism argues that
all the diversity of organisms was created simultaneously.
The
Theory of Evolution is one of the great unifying concepts of modern
biology. Today, the study of DNA sequences of closely related species
provides clues to the mutations that produced organisms with different
physical features. DNA sequences also make it possible to identify
contemporary organisms that share common evolutionary ancestry. In
conclusion the two will always be at odds so for now all we can do is
read read read and do more reading & draw our own theory.
In : Our Universe and Beliefs
