Creationism Vs. Evolution

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In 1859, Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of

Species by Means of Natural Selection, which proposed the theory of

evolution. This book, along with others that followed, began the long

dispute between evolutionist and creationist. Were we created

by a supernatural Supreme Being, or did our creation occur purely by

chance? First, lets look at the two conflicting theories. Common usage of

the term “evolution” is that living things in our world have come into

existence through unguided naturalistic processes beginning from a

primeval mass of subatomic particles and radiation, over 20 billion years

ago. The idea of Creation comes from the first two chapters of Genesis

which states that God created the heavens and the earth and all that is

in them in six, twenty-four hour periods of time. Throughout this paper

substantial scientific evidence will be presented to attempt to disprove

the theory of evolution and prove that creation is the only logical

explanation for our existence.

In order for evolution to have occurred, we would have needed a

favorable environment for life to evolve and be sustained. So lets begin

with the atmosphere. Our current atmosphere consists of 21% Oxygen,

and 78% Nitrogen. The presence of oxygen in a hypothetical primeval

atmosphere presents a problem for self-assembling molecules. If oxygen

is present, there would be no amino acids, or sugars because oxygen

reacts with these substances to produce carbon dioxide and water. So

because it is impossible for life to have evolved with oxygen, evolutionist

theorize an early atmosphere without oxygen. Instead they propose an

atmosphere consisting of free hydrogen. The problem with this theory

involves the layer o...

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...r was to present the major weaknesses of the

evolutionary theory. So far there are only to theories for how we got here,

evolution and creation. If evolution has so many flaws and missing links

then that leaves one option, creation. In my opinion it takes more faith to

believe that we evolved from nothing than to believe that God created

us, and everything around us. When you step back and take a look at

the complexity of the whole universe, not to mention we as humans, a

Supreme Creator is the only logical explanation. C.S. Lewis once stated “

You have to go outside the sequence of engines, into the would of men,

to find the real originator of the Rocket. Is it not equally reasonable to

look outside Nature for the real originator of natural order?”11

Bibliography

Creation Science Home Page.

Http://emporium.turnpike.net/C/cs/index.htm

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