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live in? Ultimately, there is no physical proof that a god has or is existing, so why would
someone believe everything that is written in a book theyre not even sure who wrote?
Many nights have gone in desperation, praying and asking for answers to why these
events have happened. Through experience, I havent gained anything from praying to
a god at all. In fact, everything that I have now are from my own personal work.
It is ironic that despite the advancements that we have today, many people still
choose to believe speculations that do not even have scientific facts to back them up. In
effect, spreading the word of religion has also advanced. Through the use of media like
television, radio and the internet, religious believers, and even extremists, convince
people of the existence of their god. In their defence, however, it is questionable as to
why evolutionists are unwilling to allow competing models such as creation or even
intelligent design? Add to that the fact the theory of evolution changes every now and
then. To evolutionists, one theory is said to be factual, but is later proven wrong, giving it
more reason for creationists to doubt it, let alone consider it as a fact because a true
fact is something that never changes. (Ken Ham)
I have a fond memory from a couple years back when I saw a church protest on
television claiming that the well-known trading card game, Pokemon, was a game that
simulated a satanic world. A lot of religious extremist have jumped on the bandwagon
and supported this claim. They said that the fictional characters in the game exhibit
demonic characteristics and abilities. They argued that the character Haunters ability to
hypnotize, and Kadabras ability to emit negative energy, as well as the starter
characters that each players should choose first, only exist in thre demonic world.
Initially, this propaganda was quite humorous to me. It seemed like a desperate act for
religious extremists to utilize in order to push their controversial beliefs among gullible
individuals around them. It was as if they are so dependent and fixated on religion, that
it has already taken over their lives and has enslaved them in chains.
In the early years up to the 18 th century, most Europeans believes that god
created the world in six days, it was not long when the British scientist Charles Darwin
challenged their orthodoxy. Darwin was the first individual to lay a foundation for the
theory of evolution. He ultimately transformed the way people perceived the world and
mankind, challenging previously accepted biblical orthodoxy. There were five different
theories that Darwin hypothesized; evolution, common descent, species multiply,
gradualism and natural selection. There are many examples in todays world that point
to natural selection and how an organism evolves in order to stay fit for their
environment such as insects and their resistance to pesticides. When an organism
reproduces, they are able to pass their unique combination of genes to their offsprings,
giving their offsprings the ideal genetics for their continued survival. Darwin had a grand
idea that these all werent different but they all occurred together, causing a species to
gradually change over time so that they can best suit their environment allowing them to
have higher chances of surviving and reproducing.
These theories provide proof that natural selection allows an organism to evolve
and that apes are the origins of all humans living on earth today. Earlier last year in
2014, a heated debate became the trending topic between Bill Nye The Science Guy
and Ken Ham. In this debate between these two famous figures, one of the most
sensitive controversies was discussed. Bill Nye, who is for Evolution stated many
credible points in his side of the debate including the famous tree in Sweden, Old Tjikko
that is 9,550 years old or the ability for unskilled humans at that time to create a wooden
ship that would house 14,000 individuals (Bill Nye).
However, many believe that Darwins theory of evolution is a theory in crisis. In
light of the tremendous advances mad have made in molecular biology, biochemistry
and genetics in the past fifty years, it is now a known fact that there are thousands of
irreducibly complex systems on the cellular level. This complexity has been the
fundamental scientific fact that may disprove the theory of evolution. Although the tiniest
bacterial cells are incredibly small, weighing less than 10 grams, each is in effect an
absolute 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. (Denton, 250)
Many theories explain the origins of life have emerged, but despite all these,
creation and evolution remain the most prevalent. Because of the growing population of
Christians who believe in the creation, this theory is still being passed on from one
generation to another. Many household, still impose religion to their younger members
as a mandatory belief everyone should keep. On the other hand, some children are now
allowed by their parents to explore and find the best possible belief that they would want
to live with. Some might choose to agree with Darwin, others might follow other
theories; some would accept the story of creation and profess their faith in their god.
Even though I favour science over religion, I believe that those who believe in
religion deserve to be respected. However, it should be common courtesy for everyone
even those who believe in science to respect other beliefs and stop forcing other
people to agree to their ideas. Nobody knows the true meaning behind human life but to
me, the meaning of life is to leave a legacy behind, passing on our DNA to our
offsprings. The main question that should be asked about evolution is Do you
UNDERSTAND evolution? rather than, Do you BELIEVE in evolution?
Sources:
Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham : Behind the Scenes of the Great Creation Debate. Perf.
Bill Nye and Ken Ham. ABC News, 2014. Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham : Behind the
Scenes of the Great Creation Debate. UNCC Library, 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 29
Mar. 2015.
Charles Darwin, "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the
Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life," 1859, p. 162.
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