Evolution vs. Creationism

The age old argument between evolution and creationism has still yet to be determined. The dispute is over “the Earth, humanity, life, and the universe” (Wikipedia.org). One side claims that God, a divine power created the world and essentially the universe. The other claims that the Big Bang theory created the universe and that each organism on Earth evolved from a single celled organism. In other words, the argument is between religion and science. The dispute exists prevalently in the United States but has branched out to other nations.

While both sides have good and bad arguments, I believe in science. While I have my own beliefs, I do respect people who believe in creationism. However, there is significant evidence that the Earth and the universe were created by scientific events. In 1859, Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection”. This publication is said to have “… brought scientific credibility to evolution, and made it [evolution] more respectable.” Evolution has been proven through numerous studies of fossils and existing organisms on the planet. There are, however, some gaps in between species that are unexplainable.

Creationism, the other side of the argument, claims that a divine power created the world as well as the universe. Many religions believe in some way or another that things were created by a higher being. This “being”, whether it be God, Allah, or any other mythical god, is responsible for everything that exists on Earth. While many religions have this theory written in their bibles or other religious texts, there is no evidence supporting this claim.

The most controversy over this argument is what side to teach in public schools. There have been many cases in the past such as the Daniel vs. Waters case that suggest that there should be equal time devoted to both sides of the argument in school. In today’s public schools, only the evolution theory is taught. The separation of church and state makes it unfair to teach the theory of creationism in school because not all children are raised in a religious home. I believe that the decision to teach only evolution is fair. If parents want their children to learn creationism instead, they can have their child attend a religion-based private school.