Throughout the history of mankind, many people have wondered where the universe first began. Most scientists believe that the whole universe was created by chance and humans came into existence by the process of evolution. Overwhelming evidence, on the other hand, suggests that the universe was created by God. Creation suggests that humans were not descended from other species, but were created in the likeness that they are today.
There are generally two assumptions about the origin of life, the view that the world was created by chance over millions of years, and the view that the world was created with a purpose and in six days (Byfield 1). These assumptions are put together in one argument which is the on going battle of Creation vs. Evolution. Most people who believe in creation are in favor of the literal interpretation of the first book of the bible, Genesis. In Genesis it clearly states that God created the earth in six normal days. There are many conflicting beliefs among supporters of evolution and supporters of creation. In the view of creation it is believed that man was created, and destruction happened as a result of man’s actions, or the fall of man. On the other hand, in evolution it is believed that destruction, through natural selection, had to occur before different species of animals could evolve into mankind over millions or even billions of years.
Some people say that both creation and evolution are merely theories and have not been able to explain how everything came into existence. Creation and evolution are basically the exact opposite ideas of each other, and cannot coexist in the same belief system. It seems as if it is a never ending battle of beliefs. They, of course, are beliefs because they cannot be tested by any scientific method. There have been many cases where scientists have tried to prove evolution but have not been able to discover much evidence, and of course, “Science is a human endeavor, and human beings make mistakes. Evolution goes far beyond the limits of science, and is even more easily influenced by human bias” ( Parker 3).
“Scientists believe we would not be here if it weren’t for three great cataclysms in the early history of the earth and of the universe” (Dauber 1). In the view of some evolutionists the big bang was what brought everything into existence, through a spontaneous explosion of matter. However, the big bang theory has a major flaw, it cannot explain where the matter came from in the first place. Basically evolutionists are saying that all of that happened by chance, it was
spontaneous, and because of evolution humans are as intelligent as they are today.
In the dictionary the meaning of create or creation is to bring something into existence when nothing was there before it was created. That is exactly how the creation of the world is explained. In order for the world to “appear” there had to be something greater to create it, which would be God.
One big argument within the conflict of evolution versus creation is the age of the earth. People who support evolution believe that the universe is about 4.5 billion years old. “The universe appears to be billions of years old....”(Bronson 1).
Those who support creation believe that the universe is about six thousand years old. According to the ‘theory’ of creation, the universe, the world, man, etc. were brought into the existence with an “appearance of age” (Bronson 2). Adam and Eve are the best example of creation with the appearance of age. They were not created as babies, but as adults.
People are able to see the very distant stars in the young universe because the universe was created to look as if it were that old and was fully functioning when it was created. Another way that evolutionists have tried to prove evolution as human origin is human evolution. Human evolution is merely a “theory of the origins of the human species” (Human evolution 1). “Humans are very different from animals, especially in the ability to use language and logic” (Safarti 1). Evolutionists suggest that the culture of primates gradually changed into
the culture that humans have today. Evolution supports the theory that small- brained primates, millions of years ago, evolved into other species, such as humans, and somehow became more intelligent (Human evolution 2).
Even though structures of the hand in primates and humans are
similar, they are designed differently to carry through different functions (Similarities 1). The human body is far too complex in it’s functions to be created by chance through the process of evolution (Paturi 1). Scientists are not able to find the missing links between primates and human beings (Few Clues 1,2). In evolution it is believed that the similarities in human and other animals justifies that evolution was how humans came to be (Human and Ape 2). The similarities between primates and humans does not prove evolution. It just proves that there is a creator who made some animals more similar than others.
In the origin of life, “Evolution cannot explain how life first appeared on earth”
(Argument: Problem 1). There is a lot of doubt in the theory of evolution, such as the theory of human evolution. Scientists have been proven wrong in human evolution, the fossils of homo erectus (supposedly the closest evolutionary ancestor to humans) and modern humans were found to be from the same evolutionary ‘time sectors’ (people were always 1). Both the views of evolution and creation have to be accepted by faith. They cannot be tested as scientific theories (myth 3: faith 4). Evolution has many unanswered questions.
In Hebrews 11:3 it is stated that “ by faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was
visible.” Basically, creation suggests that there was nothing before the world was made through faith.“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27) In Colossians 1:15-17 it is understood that “ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him [Christ] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth... all things were created by and for Him.” Evolution can be refuted (proven wrong) by the truth, which is the word of God.