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Theory of Evolution
This is one of the most controversial topics today in the World. It is very controversial because the acceptance of one basically means the denial of the other. It goes further than being controversial in some cases, because it separates reality from Christianity. Accepting the theory of Evolution would mean the theory of creationism is fictional, and accepting the theory of evolution would mean the Bible or Creationism is fictional, which causes a stir in the society today.
“The theory of evolution says that life is originated and evolution proceeds by random chance, it is an attempt to describe what is happening, how and why. Theories are often used to explain laws, for example gravity, an apple falling from a tree does not float it drops down because of gravitational pull. We could see how man has evolved overtime and is still evolving. Well, those who reject the theory of evolution are surprising people who are educated in most cases, but ignorant, and deny looking beyond the truth. So what is the truth about Evolution?
If nobody had ever developed the theory, it would not change that fact that living things evolve over time evolution happens whether there is a theory or not. Furthermore, Darwin's theory of evolution may be wrong. Even if it was, and Darwin and every biologist who had contributed to the theory since were incorrect, evolution would still exist and continue. Evolution is totally independent of the theory of evolution. The theory is simply an attempt to explain the observed facts of nature that we call "evolution". If another theory came along to replace the theory of evolution, it would have to explain the facts at least as well as Darwin's theory has done for the last 150 years. No such replacement has ever been produced. If there is a debate or controversy within the scientific community about the theory of evolution, creationists see this as evidence that "evolution is in crisis". It is merely that scientists disagree (often bitterly) over details of the theory of evolution. That evolution actually happens is beyond question, but the theory of evolution is and always should be, like every other scientific theory probed, tested and scrutinized. Again, even if the theory were to collapse, that would still not magically disprove evolution or cause species to cease evolving. There are misconceptions about evolution for example; Evolution is not about the origins of life on Earth. Evolution is about the development of living things over time. The study of the origins of life is known as "biogenesis". Evolution is often mistakenly compared to "a hurricane blowing through a junkyard and building a fully functional Boeing 747". This is incorrect, as evolution is a very slow, gradual process directed by the actions of natural selection. Mutations may indeed be random events, but whether or not they remain in the gene pool is certainly not random, as it depends on how those genes affect the creature's survival in the environment. It works as a positive feedback loop. If there is a debate or controversy within the scientific community about the theory of evolution, creationists see this as evidence that "evolution is in crisis". Nonsense - it is merely that scientists disagree (often bitterly) over details of the theory of evolution. That evolution actually happens is beyond question, but the theory of evolution is - and always should be, like every other scientific theory - probed, tested and scrutinized. Again, even if the theory were to collapse, that would still not magically disprove evolution or cause species to cease evolving. Work Cited: http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/faqs-evolution.html http://www.atheistalliance.org/library/AB-Evolution_Rsrcs.html