We have somehow managed to become comfortable with the idea that evolution and creationism are two equal but competing theories. They actually should not be compared with one another. Evolution is a scientific theory about the way living organisms change over time. Creationism is a philosophic concept. It is certainly worthy of study in courses in religion or philosophy but it has no place in science classes. This practice has become widespread in American media. In the supposed cause of being “fair” they do some absurd things. For instance, it is astonishing to learn of the number of people who still do not believe Obama was born in the United States, despite the public display of a certified copy of his birth certificate. Even though a discouraging number of people still believe this “birther” nonsense, that does not mean the subject deserves equal time and investigative reporting resources with the point of view that he is a natural-born American citizen.
You may believe the planet and all that is on it were created out of nothing about six thousand years ago. Maybe it was. Or maybe it was created last week, or five minutes ago. There is no way to determine if you were born and grew over several years or if you were just created this minute, with the memories of your earlier life implanted. This is a matter of personal belief and for many people it is a very strong belief. Strong belief, even to the point of absolute certainty, is not evidence and does not belong in science classes.
Evolution of species is a biological phenomenon that is so thoroughly documented there is no rational way to deny it. It is not a matter of “believing” in evolution, in the same way it would not make sense to say you believe in gravity or the Pythagorean Theorem. There is a vast amount of evidence in the fossil record to demonstrate long-term evolutionary changes, but it is not necessary to examine the distant past to see evolution in action. The increase in the number of drug-resistant organisms is a contemporary example of evolution in action. Those individuals that are immune to the drug live and reproduce and pass that immunity to their offspring. That is the epitome of evolution.
The real debate in this area is not between creationism and evolution. The difference is creationism versus a naturally occurring universe. Current theory in physics posits a beginning in what has been called the Big Bang. How did that happen? Nobody knows. You can certainly try to dodge the question by saying some intelligent entity created everything, but that is not an answer. It just shifts the question to “Where did that entity come from?”. The answers to that question by those who espouse creationism vary somewhat—God is eternal—it is a mystery we cannot understand—but they all amount to the some variation of the same answer given by physicists—we just do not know. If it somehow makes you feel better you can, of course, assume a creator, but it is an unfounded assumption. There is zero evidence for such a concept.
The debate about creation versus a natural origin will probably continue for a very long time, but there is no real discussion about creationism versus evolution. Evolution of species has occurred and is still occurring. Whether you consider it a natural process or you see some sort of divine hand making it happen, the fact that it has occurred and still takes place cannot be denied.
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