Creation vs. Evolution: Part I

Tonight a debate between Bill Nye, the Science Guy, and Ken Ham, founder of the Creation Museum, was televised lived. The two argued the topics Creation vs. Evolution. The original arguments were as followed:

— Nye: "I say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your world, that's completely inconsistent with the world we observe, that's fine. But don't make your kids do it. Because we need them. We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. We need engineers that can build stuff and solve problems."

— Ham: "Most students are presented only with the evolutionary belief system in their schools, and they are censored from hearing challenges to it. Let our young people understand science correctly and hear both sides of the origins issue and then evaluate them."


I have not yet watched the debate, but I wanted to do a before and after. So before I watch, I would like to share my thoughts on the matter.

Whether I believe in Creation or Evolution is something I've been wondering my whole life, and I am still not really sure what I believe. I was raised in Catholic school, but surrounded by relatives who all worked in the scientific field, so I am fortunate to have a knowledge of both theologies.

This issue at hand is that unlike me, most people don't know them both. Schools today only teach evolution because teaching creationism is illegal because it is related to religion. The problem this causes is that kids are not given the opportunity to choose, because they know only of evolution.

For others, one of the theologies is simply pushed down their throats, so they never have the chance to learn the other.

I have always been a big fan of Bill Nye, but I am pretty upset with his statement. He is very simply saying that to believe in Creationism is to be uneducated, and that the only people who can handle the big jobs are those who believe in evolution. This is so unbelievably close-minded. Some of the world's most prominent scientists are die hard Christians. Bill Nye is almost saying that those who are religious are also ignorant.

Unlike Nye, Ken Ham does not argue only for Creation. He argues that children should be taught both and be allowed to choose. This is so perfect to me. That's how it should be. But so many people are too close minded to even consider this. It's ridiculous.



So I will leave you with this; there is plenty evidence that strikes down the theory of evolution, and plenty of evidence that supports creation. The problem is that a majority of people have not been educated on anything other than the reality of evolution, and to me, America is not about making people believe one thing or the other, it is about letting them have a choice.

Part II TBA. It's about to go down.