Comparison Of Social Darwinism Vs. Creationism

Charles Darwin described his evolutionary ideas as “It is like confessing a murder” in a correspondence with with his friend Joseph Hooker. To be sure, Darwin was not the only one who felt as if he was confessing to a murder. Fifteen years later, Darwin would be sharing his thoughts with the rest of the world upon the release of his controversial book, On the Origin of Species, which caused an uproar of criticism. Released in 1859, the Origin challenged long standing religious beliefs of creation through divine influence. This would be the spark to ignite most of Europe and America into a great debate between Darwinism and Creationism. Darwinism is the belief of evolution, while Creationism is the belief of creation through divine influence. The Creationists would find renewed strength in several European and American religious revivals, while the evolutionists would place their foundation

The idea of Creationism is much older than that of evolution, with its foundation belonging at the core of most major religions. Generally speaking, a Creationist is someone who believes that there is an absolute creator of heaven and Earth (Ruse - “Creationism” 1). A Creationist believes that their deity is “constantly involved in the creation, ready to intervene as necessary” and without their constant guidance “creation would cease or disappear” (Ruse - “Creationism” 1). Creationist beliefs are more religious, with an emphasis on the Abrahamic religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (Ruse - “Creationism” 1). According to Michael Ruse, Creationists “...are known as ‘theists’, distinguishing them from ‘deists’, that is people who believe that there is a designer who might or might not have created the materiaal on which he is working and who does not interfere…” (Ruse - “Creationism” 1). Creationism is a set of ideas that help explain the origin of life through divine