Creation vs. Evolution Debate

"Evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts do not go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's, but apples did not suspend themselves in mid-air, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape-like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered" (Gould).

the above quote was taken from paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould, a believer in evolution and also an atheist. the quote arised during a 1994 debate between the head of the creationist church and several Harvard Scientists, hell bent on getting evolution to be taught at school. the creationist argument is that evolution is just a theory, and this does not distinguish it as fact. instead they believe that a series of third hand accounts compiled in the bible are the only facts pertaining to the creation of the earth, life, and the universe. creationism is a form of evangelical thought that has been around since the beginning of the 20th century. After increased funding from celebrities such as John Travolta and Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains fame, creationist have taken the teaching of evolution in high school to the courtroom. The 1990's involved many open conventions dedicated to panel discussions between evolutionists and creationists, with one common element involved. The pro-evolution debaters are all qualified scientists from ivy league school such as Harvard and Yale, while the anti-evolution creationists debaters tend to be represented by ministers and.....well Kirk Cameron.

Although the preceding fact i just mentioned is enough for me to discount all creationist thought, I still get a kick out of the creationist argument against evolution. Kirk Cameron (yes the same actor who played the develish ladies man on a recent ABC sitcom) uses analogies such as the "croco-duck" to claim evolution as a fable. he argued that the evolutionist idea that animals can evolve from other animals is false. he claimed that God made every organism innately unique, each being 100% perfect in the eyes of god. As I watched this loony display of false facts and truly twisted logic, i could see the Harvard scientists gritting their teeth as he rambled on. As soon as the Harvard graduates took the microphone their frustrating broke through in a complete falsification of Kirk's claims. They displayed a picture of the human eye to disprove the idea that every organism is perfect in its God-induced creation. the human eye is susceptible to many deformities such as complete blindness, color blindness, and the inability to differentiate differing figures. Kirk Cameron proceeded to agree with this claim...completely ruining his whole five minute argument. Perfection? There is no such thing as perfection, as a world of perfection would not involve mass genocides, racism, societal heirarchy, or the brutal mistreatment of other animals by human beings. If I could send one group of people to a "loony bin" as a whole, there is no question i would first send murderers, followed closely by kirk Cameron and his horde of insane followers. An actor being in the position to defend an entire train of thought? Come on people, that is the definition of insanity.