Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Evolution vs. Creationism: Why Science Outweighs Faith in the Eyes of this Blogger

It was a real struggle for me to come to a conclusion on how i should approach a comprehensive paper involving the topics of evolution and creationism and their differing ideologies. I have found an overload of information about both of these groups of individuals, but must now find a way to best utilize this information while also taking a stance on the subject. I have concluded that the best way to make a more cohesive paper is to focus in on the arguments discussed between creationist science and biological science. By detailing the intricacies of DNA, the cell, and ultimately macro-evolution, I can better explain evolution and help detract the mind from the psuedoscience that creationist exhibit. This will allow me to use quotes and examples from biologists as well as religious thinkers, and sort of come to a conclusion using "faith" in science and "faith" in religion. I will also talk about how evolutionists and atheists do not try to push their beliefs on others, rather expose information to those who would have been sheltered from knowledge due to many sociological determinants. I also want to harp on the debates raging in classrooms in Britain and Science, and how federal law and scientific backing have discontinued the teach ing of intelligent design within the classroom.

this topic will allow me to both take a pro-evolution stance and allow for the false logic and errors contributed by creationists to be exposed. Richard Dawkins, Biologist and pre-evolution philosopher, relates evolution to a detective showing up at the scene of a crime. They obviously were not present at the time of the incident, but can use information gathered at the location to better explain what happened and why. Just as in any scientific thought that has gained recognition in the history of human discovery, it takes the scientific method and overwhelming support to make a simple "theory" (as defined as an explanation of a phenomena) into a scientific "theory" (as defined as having substantial evidence supporting it, and unanimous agreement across the field). I hope that with this paper, the reader will get a better understanding of the topic of evolution, and also be aware that even though evidence exists to support almost everything that humans believe, there will always be people who take science as a mere study and not concrete fact.

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