The Pros And Cons Of Darwinism

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Although Darwinism relies heavily on scientific methods and claims, the contention of the theory directly implicates religious truths as implausible and unrealistic. As such Darwinism has had a devastating effect on theism as a whole. While Darwinism asserts a naturalistic system of evolution, it is pessimistic and nihilistic at best, yet many people are convinced that every aspect of the theory is supported by empirical scientific evidence. Sadly, those same people fail to recognize that science has also provided empirical evidence which supports creationism. Herein lay the responsibility of Christians to, “remove or diminish intellectual obstacles that hinder people from embracing Christ as Lord” (Groothius, 2011, p. 28). As J. Gresham

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