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Comparing Darwin's Theory Of Evolution And Intelligent Design

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The theory of evolution by Charles Darwin is one of the theories that showed humanity, a new way of thinking. Due to its content regarding the origin of species and the contradictions to the religious teachings, the theory of evolution raises many controversies including whether it should be taught to future generations. After the Scopes Trial in the 1920s (CITE), people formed various alternative theories about the origin of specie, one of them called the theory of intelligent design. The laws related to this controversy evolved from banning the teaching of the theory of evolution to requiring that both the theory of evolution and intelligent design be taught. The argument is related to creation science and what is considered real science. The theory of evolution or the Darwinian evolution is arguably science and not just a theory, …show more content…

Since god and religion give humans faith and the meaning to live, to be moral agents, people believe that the new theory about the origin of specie would degrade the human’s purpose, dignity and value of life. Yet, individuality in humanity doesn’t depend on how humans were created. Nonetheless, the natural cycle itself shows that everything has a purpose and we coexist. The functionality of the human brain, originated from evolution, makes human moral agents, not purely god or religion. The society and humanity as a collective group make ourselves the center of the universe, even when physically we’re not. Alternatively, the theory of evolution may increase the human dignity because it is the result of our ability to comprehend the nature of life. Other than Christianity, god and evolution can coexist in other religions. The belief of pantheistic views allows god of natural elements in Buddhism and Hinduism. However, god exists as a spirit rather than the supreme

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The Scopes “Monkey Trial” changed the way science and evolution are taught in America’s school systems today. The trial came about when John Scopes, an algebra and science teacher, taught evolution as a plausible theory while filling in for a biology teacher at Rhea County Central High School in Dayton, Tennessee. The action went against Tennessee’s “Butler Act,” which prohibited teachers in public schools to “teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man descended from a lower order of animals.” Scopes, along with others in the community, wanted to change the law so that students could be taught Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, and the matter was taken to court. The

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Today it is “recognized as a leading work in natural philosophy and in the history of mankind” (Landry). Today it seems as if there is a price to pay when talking about this topic in public, especially in school classrooms, as many teachers and parents argue that the Bible’s literal interpretation of human development is supreme. Challenges facing the theory were found relevant in 23 states as well as seven foreign countries. In 2004 a challenge was brought up by the Kansas State Board of Education. Is evolution a matter of a theory or is it the subject of “true scientific controversy” (Tamblyn)?

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In 1925, the Tennessee legislature passed the Butler Act which banned the teaching of the evolution of mankind in public schools. John T Scope, a football coach and, mathematics teacher, was accused of teaching evolution as a substitute biology teacher. In this re-trial, I hold a position as a jury. Several witnesses had supportive arguments and evidences. Harry Shelton from the prosecution side and Henry F Osborn from the defense side presented the most convincing evidences respectively as Harry’s evidence presented was very acrimonious and unpleasing to John T Scopes and Henry F Osborn provided valid and scientific information to us and the judge.

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The theory of evolution was advanced in the nineteenth century by Charles Darwin. It states that plants and animals have evolved over millions of years and stating that humans evolved from apes, very different from the fundamentalists view that God created the world and everything in it. Now that science was improving, scientists could now prove that evolution actually happened. It was a national controversy in 1925 in the Scopes trial.

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Intelligent design and Macroevolution are two different theories that explain how life came to be. Lots of people have different beliefs whether it is a supernatural beginning or even just evolution. With science, its main job is to prove or give insight about the beginning of life creation. Even in today's time people are still trying to find evidence to support those claims. To discuss those claims I will be using two methods, Intelligent design and macroevolution theory.

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In case you are unsure, let’s do as we did with religion and give you the rundown on backbone of science, the scientific method. It works like this: make an observation, conduct research, form a hypothesis, test that hypothesis, record your findings, draw a conclusion, and repeat. The disclaimer asks several great questions as to why there are gaps in the research of evolution, all of which are being probed by science, but the author poses them like accusations and labels them as questions on the origin of life. Again, this is not about the origin of life.

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One day, a friend told me that he gets $15 for every A he gets in school. When I asked my mom why I don’t get paid money for my grades, she told me to search it up and see the side effects. I saw the results and now conclude that kids shouldn’t get paid money for good grades. Some major reasons are that kids get pressure to inflate grades, it messes with the development of the child’s intrinsic motivation, and it lowers academic scores in the long run. We need a strong country and giving children money for their grade s will not help.

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In the United States there has been a debate over whether or not the theory of evolution should be taught in public school science classes. The reason why there is so much debate around this topic is that Evolution is not a proven fact, it is only a theory. A theory is “a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something”(dictionary.com). A “supposition” is not scientific enough to say for certain that something is true; it is merely a hunch. While The theory of evolution is only a hunch it does have a wealth of evidence in its favor, for example, how all the genus homo animals became more and more like humans and less like apps as time passed.

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According to the Institution for Creation, “no laboratory experiment can either confirm or falsify a process which, by its very nature, requires millions of years to accomplish significant results”. Since Evolution is not a fact why only teach it in schools, why not point out both beliefs? Both are theories and both deserve to be heard. Researcher Henry Morris from the Institution for creation claimed that neither evolution or creation are accessible to the scientific method. He stated: “They deal with origins and history, not with presently observable and repeatable events” (qtd.

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It lacks any scientific nuance, however it is accepted by those who follow religion because it relies on faith. It also rising in popularity due to people’s misunderstandings leading them to believe it makes better sense than evolutionary theory. These misconceptions can be addressed as having no scientific merit whereas the theory of evolution is founded on rock solid scientific

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Elementalist Eclipse Chapter 1: One Day He Will Become a Demon “The Elementalists are a dying breed, Satoshi-kun,” Akiko Hiroyuki said while she worked at the loom. Satoshi often loved to watch his mother weave brilliant colors of cloth and silk, her slender fingers dancing among the threads. “That is because mankind is losing touch with spirits and the gods. What will become of this world, as mankind continues to build his structures of steel and his weapons of destruction? The land is becoming choked with smoke.

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The other reason both evolution and intelligent design should be taught is because there 's evidence of both. All though there may not be a lot of it, there definitely is proof that both theories could be true. Intelligent design proof mostly comes from the Bible. In Genesis 1:26 God spoke, “Let us make mankind in our image, our likeness…” Then in 1:27 it then states, “So God created mankind in his own image, male and female he created them.”

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Arguments in Favor of both Creationism and Intelligent Design being taught in public schools The Scopes trial resulted from John Thomas Scopes’ violation of a mandate in Tennessee law that had passed the same year which outlawed the teaching in public schools that humans evolved from another species (Scopes v. Tennessee, 1925). In this case, teaching about evolution in public schools was treated as a crime. An extreme example of argument of creationist against the motives of evolutionists teaching evolution over creationism in school is “The fact that so many major evolutionary writers emphasize the lack of purpose, dependence upon chance, and reliance upon evolution in providential ways, proves the unsuitability of the theory for public

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Scientifically speaking, a theory is “ A set of universal statements that explains some part of the natural world formulated and tested on the basis of evidence, internal consistency, explanatory power.” The theory of evolution meets all these requirements. This is why it is taught in classrooms. There is no reason to include

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A theory is defined as an explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a compilation of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Theory is not scientific law, which is a natural phenomenon that has been proven as absolute truth. However, in the public-school setting, evolution, a theory concerning the Earth’s origins, is established as an indisputable fact allowing no room for other theories, specifically creationism, to be taught. These two battling theories uphold two opposing perspectives that attempt to explain the creation and development of life.

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