The Debate Between Intelligent Design And Natural Selection
How was this universe created? Was it created with a purpose by God
? Or was it caused by a series of 'accidents' or random occurrences in which life was created and had evolved? There are many different theories on the subject, but the most popular and most debated is Darwin's theory of evolution. Even so, which theory is correct and is the one to be believed in?
Upon its conception, Darwin's theory has impacted the entire world and many of the ways in which we think. It has influenced (and is still influencing) not only biology and the natural sciences, but psychology, sociology, and philosophy as well. Darwin spent years coming up with his theory. A major concept of it is that of natural selection.
In short, natural selection is this: Just like a dog breeder may take two different types of dogs and breed them to produce, for example, certain spots on the bred dog's back or a certain length snout, nature "selects" different types of animals better suited to live in certain environments. If they are not suited for that environment, they either (1) flee to a different environment, or (2) physically adapt to the environment in which they currently live. Another example would be a snake. A venomous coral snake's stripes have evolved to mimic those of a non-venomous king snake so that he can imitate the innocence of the coral snake, but really attack, poison, and kill his prey.
But another theory that arises is intelligent design. This theory states that everything in nature was created by an intelligent designer (i.e. God) and was not created by chance (natural selection). With all these different theories, which one must someone believe in?
Scientific evidence is and has been constantly backing up Darwin's theory. Before (as well as after) his theory had arisen, paleontologists and geologists had been proving that life had existed on earth for a very long time and that many different species had been changing and evolving constantly throughout their existence. If his theory of evolution is true, then where does that leave the religious folk? What happens when those who have believed in the biblical stories of creation from the book of Genesis (i.e. that God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh, and that Adam and Eve were the first humans put on this earth) realize that all along they had been believing the wrong thing? They would then begin to think things like, "Well if I thought that theory was true all this time, and now find out that it's not, what other truths in my life are false that I don't know about yet? In what other lies am I living?" If that was me, that is the way I would be thinking.
But which one is 'correct'? It is impossible for a person to put their faith in more than one of these theories. That would be like looking at a granny smith apple and saying that it is green, and at the same time saying that it is also red. Impossible. One must only believe in one theory. Either God was an intelligent designer and created the world in six days, or it was produced by a random series of events (i.e. the Big Bang Theory) and evolved through time.
The debate on which theory to believe is a test of faith. Take intelligent design first. There are no proofs, facts, or laws that verify that God had created the world in six days. Nor are there any proofs that he put Adam and Eve on this planet (or, for that matter, that Adam and Eve even existed). Also, God has never been seen either. People who believe this theory must have a large amount of faith, believing in something that has never been proven.
Now take Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection. His theory has been proven through numerous accounts of scientific exploration. Now, the true facts of his theory are not able to be totally proven because we cannot travel back through time. But many experiments and paleontological findings prove that some form of evolution has occurred. That is why a lot of people believe this theory. It is easy to understand and has basically been proven. Intelligent design, however, has not been and can not be proven. As stated earlier, it also requires a great amount of faith, which many people lack or are just too lazy to even try to believe.
Given the facts, I believe most people would choose to believe in Darwin's theory, given that it has many facts to back it up. But still, many people will still believe in God and the creation stories because of their strong faithfulness. It really just varies from person to person.
by: Shirley Hendricks
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