"And God said Let their be Light!"
There are many nuances found in Creationist ideas, but they usually fall under 1 of three categories. These are ; Young Earth Creationists Old Earth Creationists, and even Theistic Evolution which supports Darwin's theories.. Young Earth Creationists uphold belief in a literal interpretation of Genesis. They would say that the Earth was created in what we know as a week and that the Earth is only around 6000 years old. However, Old Earth Creationists accept the geological findings as true, but reject Darwinian theory. The most liberal of them would be those who accepted Theistic Evolution; a subset of Old-Earth Creationists who believe that Evolution was set in place by God.
In the West; up until the early 1920's Creationism is what was taught to students in schools as fact in Science class generally accepted as "the beginning".
Today, Creation Science is often considered pseudo-science due to a recent resurgence of religious right wing fundamentalists taking center stage in conservative politics. It is of my opinion that all creation science is not taken seriously for good reason even though it may have validity to me, because religion and government must always be separated. The scientific community rightfully fears creationism taught in schools, because of what the Church was able to do to well-meaning scientists during the beginnings of secular society and the Renaissance. Case in point ; The Trial of Galileo Galilee.
No matter what I believe about the purposeful transcendent existence of Man as opposed to other creatures is merely my OPINION and therefore, a line must be drawn in order to adequately function in the world that we live in. The truly unexplainable is not to be explained by science, but the philosopher.
Evolution is another theory proposed by the geologist Dr. Charles Darwin. He concludes through scientific research that all forms of life on the planet earth originate from a few common ancestors. He believed that life on earth has gradually changed through mutations rather
than being created in the same manner of separation each of a different "kind" and that creatures all used to be the same "evolved" out of a pool. Darwin made a trip to the Galapagos where he observed the distinctions between different types of Finches. Where a long, beak was necessary in an environment the Finch would possess a long beak and have adapted. If a sharper or shorter or sturdier was necessary it would be so.Many theists accept the microevolution proposed by Darwin, but macroevolution as unacceptable. Micro evolution would be a slight alteration in genetics due to environment. Macro evolution, however is a large unexplainable leap in a creature. Such as the spark of consciousness in what we define as man. Another example of macro evolution is for instance humans descending from monkeys or dolphins. Or that pidegons are descendants of the dinosaur pterodactyls. Despite heavy opposition the wide range of biologists commonly refer to macroevolution as the "fact of evolution" all leading to common descent.
Natural Selection explains the mechanics of preserving species. If a small number of a particular creature developed wings that trait would be passed on to the generations that followed and all kinds of the creature unable to develop said wings would simply die out. Simply put this is "Survival of the Fittest".
"…Natural selection acts only by taking advantage of slight successive variations; she can never take a great and sudden leap, but must advance by short and sure, though slow steps."
If there were ever to be found a complex organism or mechanism in that organism created wholly complex without a trace or lead back somewhere to s simpler form of life Darwin's theories would essentially fall apart. He called it an "irreducibly complex system" Evolution is noted to be extremely gradual. This complex system simply is one made up of many parts. If there is any slight alteration then it falls apart.
"Although the tiniest bacterial cells are incredibly small, weighing less than 10-12 grams, each is in effect a veritable micro-miniaturized factory containing thousands of exquisitely designed pieces of intricate molecular machinery, made up altogether of one hundred thousand million atoms, far more complicated than any machinery built by man and absolutely without parallel in the non-living world." - Molecular biologist Michael Denton
The quote above merely implies how Darwin's theory may be in crisis due to the large amount of evidence that not all fit his model He even states the obvious reflecting the human heart and eye has always "been" in itself the way it is. Attempting to explain the phenomena through natural selection would be "absurd in the highest degree", according to Darwin. The complexity found in the tiniest of bacterium has yet to be explained.
In conclusion it should be advised that the reader draws his or her own conclusions based upon what allows them to live their lives in the most beneficial way. This debate wil likely continue for centuries after us therefore, it is essential that we live life the way we see fit. That's the purpose of free will in all respects. I for one will admit that I DO believe in God as much as the Sun sets and the moon rises. It is important that religion and science eternally distinguish themselves from the other and that one is NEVER taken as in higher regard than another. As purposeful creatures it is important that we are allowed to live the way WE each see fit to the highest degree. Only a fool works in his own absolutes. The standard of what is Good and what is Bad man has always been in constant struggle with. The question I pose to you is who do you suppose posed the first question and made us desire?
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