The Creation and Evolution Debate
The Creation and evolution debate has drawn tremendous amounts of attention since Charles Darwin created the theory of evolution in 1844. The argument has risen up major conflicts throughout the years and there are many rigid followers on each side. The reason for this is that this debate challenges the philosophical opinions of each person. In this essay evidence will be presented from both sides, forming the conclusion that evolution is flawed and cannot be scientifically correct.
The theory of evolution was invented by Charles Darwin who was a British scientist and naturalist. It all started when he was recommended for the position of naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle after advice given by botany professor,
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According to Kent Hovind, a young earth creationist, the Sahara Dessert is evidence of a young earth. The Sahara Desert is growing four miles per hour which is named desertification and calculations constructed upon this rate verify the Sahara to be 4,000 years old. If the dating is correct then the Sahara’s age fits in quite well the timeline of creationists, beginning after the universal Flood. Additional evidence brought forth is that of the slowing rate of earth’s rotation, in relationship to the Carioles Effect. It permits there to be an assortment of climates around the world without creating a harmful setting. If the evolutionists were correct and earth was millions of years old, then the Carioles Effect, amplified by earths slowing rotation, would have been much more powerful and the Sahara would have extended to its maximum size. The subsequent point is that of the increasing populace. One billion people lived on earth in 1810 and in less than 200 years, the population had extended to six billion. If creationists are correct then this fits in with their philosophy if earth started 4,000 years ago, with Noah and his family. According to evolutionists and the time line they have produced, there would have been three trillion deceased humans in the last million years if their time line was