Creationists Vs Evolutionists

The debate between creationists and evolutionists has raged on for decades with both sides claiming to have the support of a plethora of scientific evidence. Both parties seek to express the solution to the age old questions of the origin of universe and the origin of life. Proponents of creation and intelligent design have been around for centuries. "The idea that nature shows signs of having been designed by an intelligent being dates back to at least Ancient Greece" ("Intelligent Design", 2017). Meanwhile, evolutionists have existed since the release of Darwin's On the Origin of Species in 1859 (Nye, 2014, p.4). While both parties claim to have the majority of scientific evidence supporting their hypothesis, much of this evidence seems to

It is abundantly clear that only one of these two contradictory theories can provide an accurate explanation for the universe and life itself. Creation is the only adequate explanation for the origin of the universe and the origin of life. The great debate between creationists and evolutionists has existed since the 1800s; however, the first notable peak in the debate occurred in the 1920s. After evolutionists, such as William Bateson, began searching for and bringing forth evidence for evolution, many creationists, as well as the general public, were skeptical and appalled. In fact, in 1922, these claims prompted William Jennings Bryan, an outspoken creationist, to declare that the efforts to find the origin of species had failed.

Evolution was slowly, but surely, gaining popularity among scientists and the general public. Finally, after many years without much notable controversy or public debate, several court cases erupted and rapidly came to the forefront of the public. There were major cases in California from 1979-1981, in Arkansas in 1981, and in Louisiana from 1982-1987. Many of these cases regarded creationist laws that demanded creation receive equal teaching time with evolution in public schools (Bleckmann, 2006). Creationists were obviously not going down without a fight; they passed or attempted to pass these laws with the hopes that they would cause teens in schools to choose creation over evolution. However, evolutionists were prepared to do whatever it took to prevent these laws from being enacted. This conflict is what ultimately led to the increased number of court cases in the 1980s regarding the evolution-creation debate. While most of these cases were solved relatively quickly, one particular Louisiana case reached the Supreme Court in 1987. The Supreme Court ruled that the law requiring equal teaching time promoted religion; therefore, they declared the law was unconstitutional (Bleckmann, 2006). This ruling was an enormous victory for evolutionists. Additionally, the Supreme Court's decision