The Democratic Party's Argument Against The Theory Of Evolution

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change” – Charles Darwin. Evolution is “the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth”. The theory of evolution has become one of the most controversial topics in science because of how the public reacts to the contents of the theory. The theory is controversial because it posses the debate of whether God or a supreme being played a role in the process of evolution or that humans have evolved naturally over time. Many opponents of the theory argue that science is a knowledge that can only be repeated, demonstrated, and observed and evolution can only be believed in. On the contrary, there are many signs exposing that evolution did occur. The theory can be seen in practiced with the fossil record of change in earlier species, the chemical …show more content…
In the past, the Democratic Party was against the theory of evolution with its main opponent being Williams Jennings Bryan. However, in the twenty-century, almost seventy-five percent of Republicans are against the theory of evolution, because it does not agree with their religious affiliations. Consequently, more than half of the people related to the Democratic Party believe in the theory of evolution. This divide is significant because of the underlying meaning of separation between Church and State. Scientific discovery has proven that validity and credibility of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The foundation of the theory of evolution was not to attack religion but to seek reason to the world around us, as all scientific discoveries do. It is up to society to look past our moral biases to truly understand data of scientific discoveries to