Creationism or Evolution?

           Where do we come from? This question has puzzled humans for thousands of years.  In the world we live in today, we hear this question quite often.  Is there an all-powerful God that created the world as we know it? Have we evolved from apes over thousands and thousands of years? Were we an alien life form that came crashing down from the sky? Which of these theories is true? There is no definite answer to this question, only opinions. My personal opinion being that we came about from the process of evolution.

What is evolution? Evolution is defined as a gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. One person who played a huge part in the beginning of theory of evolution is Charles Darwin. Darwin was a British Scientist who lived between 1809 and 1882. He laid down the foundation of modern evolutionary theory with his concept of the development of life through the slow working process of natural selection.  I personally find the theory of evolution very interesting. I tend to only believe in things that have some sort of scientific merit supporting it. With evolution, there has been scientific research done for many years to help prove this theory. There are fossils of human-like species dating back close to 5 million years ago. Evolution has shaped the modern homo sapiens in numerous ways to help adapt to their environments.

What is creationism? Creationism is the doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they exist, by an omnipotent Creator, and not gradually evolved or developed. Most of my personal belief in evolution is my disbelief in creationism.  There is evidence of human life forms stretching thousands of years before anyone even thought of there being an all-powerful god. Do we have any concrete evidence that there is a God? We have the bible which has been changed and altered throughout the years. Why do we worship so many different Gods? There were the Greeks who worshiped a different God for every situation you can think of. There are the Christians who worship God and his son Jesus Christ. There are the Muslims who worship Allah. There are the Hindu people who believe Brahma is the creator of everything we know. If there really was a “God” who created everything, why wouldn’t we all be worshiping the same one?

In conclusion, I follow things that can be seen, touched, heard and even tasted. To me, Creationism is none of those. The bible is supposed to be the all-knowing source of everything but this book has had changes throughout the years. While I do not believe in Creationism, I also do not hold it against people who do. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. I believe there is nothing bigger than myself. There is no preconceived destiny for me. I make my own life happen, not what a god predetermined for me. I would like to think that I, like my ancestors before me, am evolving to stay current and adapt to my surroundings. With all this said, I would completely change my mind with some sort of real concrete evidence of a higher being.

Submitted By: Patrick DeVries