Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Creationism vs. Evolution

Well guys, I think all of you are wrong!! We all came from aliens.ok..No, seriously, I believe in the theory of evolution, and guys, before I start, I just want you all to know that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and beliefs since this is really a science vs. religion kind of topic. Well for one I don´t believe that the earth was made in seven days, that there is something stonger out there that determines our fate and what we do, or causes this world to go round. Anything and everything has a source, and what would the holy man´s source be? Unknown. I think that science has more of a justification for the things that happened and are still occuring today. As technology advances, we are becoming aware that things happen for a reason, if there is snow, there is a current that pushes against another and wham! We have snow. If you just happen to look up one night and see the brightly shining stars, you know that they are made out of different kinds of gases. If I trip and fall, I should´ve watched my step, god is not punishing me and he also doesn´t have a button that he presses to control events. Back when we didnt have the knowledge that we have now, everything revolved around the bible or gods and how we were created, how creatures were created. They didnt have an explanation for certain things such as the weather, psychological disorders, mutations, and the destruction of crops. The unexplainable became the power of some god and that was it, no question about it, but if you did question it... explain it, and if you did explain it they kill you, which leads me to my next point on why creationism is/was enforced. If the majority of the world were inclined toward the thought of there being a god or something superior than what they could ever be, their respect towards that figure and their want to keep that superior power pleased would be all they care for. Do you ever wonder why republicans and some democrats lean more towards religion with their anti-abortion and science related discoveries? They know of the bible and how defying such a great power can result disasterous (your entrace to a more peaceful afterlife), and they are smart for mixing religious beliefs with politics, they get more votes, and for the most part, it retains social order which is highly necessary when trying to control billions of people. Just think about how the Spaniards forced religion on many African countries and much of Latin America to get what they wanted, and well, they got what they wanted on account of many innocent lives. The natives had their own opinions about how the earth worked, and if it weren´t for the missionaries, we would have a different point of view today, but thats another topic. Now, it is possible that we came from a bacteria or a cell and evolved from there because there is such a thing as adaptation along with survival of the fittest. And why can´t we come from chimps? The many kinds of cats that we have now came from prehistoric animals such as the sabertoothed tiger. Language could be made from our adaptation, I mean cavemen did find out how to make tools and capure food for their survival, who said that our cerebral cortex did not become bigger along the way, allowing us to have the ability to talk, walk and communicate. And why are things not evolving? You can´t expect a butterfly to be a meat-eating insect as big as you or me by tomorrow, evolution takes time, just take a look at the dinosaurs and how long ago was that???(Im sorry marilyn, Im not attacking you, just answering your good questions) We still have species related to them right now (reptiles and birds). We were not there at the beginning of time, and so weren´t the people that wrote the bible(they wrote to explain the unexplainable). I just think that if people can justify there being a god without any evidence, then why not believe that a child´s imaginary friend exists?