Young Earth creationism

How can a good God exist in a world filled with natural evil? That is the question that authors Giberson and Collins attempt to find an answer to in their essay, Insert Title Here. In their essay, the authors argue that God is not responsible for natural evil, since evolution by natural selection is fully capable of producing sinister designs in lifeforms if left to its own devices. Therefore, God’s goodness is left unblemished since he is not directly responsible for natural evil. I believe…

Evolution, by definition, is a theory that describes a change in one or more heritable characteristics of a population from generation to generation (Oxford Dictionaries). As a theory, evolution is not a proven fact. Instead evolution is simply a theory that has been supported by a large amount of evidence. While evolution has not been proven correct, many people still believe in this theory—or so we thought. Several people still do not believe and even fear the theory of evolution, this should…

Should evolution be a required component of biology classes in high schools? No, I do not believe evolution should be a required component of biology classes in high school. The theory itself is not scientifically sound. Also, the teachers are unequipped to teach evolution. Lastly, if the theory of evolution is taught in public schools, the content may offend religious students. Because of these reasons, I do not believe evolution should be a required component of biology classes. There are…

About 15% of the nation’s population claims to be “Non-Religious.” Non-religious organizations are not just grouped in certain areas, they are all over the world. Australia, Europe, and North America seem to have more non-religious people than other continents. Secular Humanism falls into the non-religious category of belief systems, or lack there-of, should I say. By definition from Google, Secular Humanism is “a comprehensive, nonreligious life stance incorporating: a naturalistic philosophy,…

Christopher Lynch HIS 4150 In The Beginning As theocracy encroaches further and further into politics and curricula, and especially so in the South, examining antievolutionary thought is both timely and sometimes necessary. Even though evolution—which, with its mounting evidence, seems more and more irrefutable—is nowadays practically a hallmark of modern science, many Americans still doubt it, and many even lobby and shape legislation that prevents it from being taught in classrooms. A…

the water it must make its way under some kind of sediment in order to preserve the animal. This is a factor to why majority of fossils from is animals that live in water. The fossil must be able to survive the everyday changing of weather on the earth. Once the fossils…

Kenneth Miller was the chief witness for the prosecution in the Dover Pennsylvania trial on the teaching of Intelligent Design (ID) in the high school biology curriculum. Miller had many critiques against ID as a scientific explanation. Firstly, evolution binds science together and is a sign of the health of science. Secondly, the source of answers for questions about nature must come from nature itself. Thirdly, for an idea to be considered scientifically correct it has to be peer reviewed, but…

biology teaching curriculum to require intelligent design presented as an alternative to the evolution theory. An alternative textbook advocating intelligent design, was to be used as a reference book. The judge found intelligent design as a form of creationism and ruled it violated the First Amendment of the Constitution. The ruling caused an uproar in different opinions and remarks from both sides. The whole argument could have could have been solved if the school had decided to teach both…

I like reading the Rogerian argument a bit more than I do the Toulmin argument, it is much easier to see both sides of the argument and what common ground they share. The Rogerian argument should be used to discuss sensitive topics like the choice of abortion, racial issues, and gun control. It also depends on what audience you are speaking to; because certain audience groups are so diverse sometimes it is best to tread lightly when speaking or writing no matter the topic. If you discuss…

it can be both a fact and a theory, and how natural selections fits in the argument of evolution. In present day, evolution has come a long way since it was first introduced. For beginners, evolution is concerned with change after life began on earth. In addition, evolution has demonstrated a biological change over time across generations. The theory of evolution is not an easy topic to explain depending on who you are talking to. The theory of evolution is a very complex topic to…