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Essay / Evolutionists vs Evolutionists Essay - 662
After Sir Charles Darwin introduced his original theory on the origins of species and evolution, humanity's faith in God, which remained unquestioned for hundreds of years, shook. The old unity split between evolutionists, who believed that life as we see it today evolved from smaller, more primitive organisms, and creationists, who continued to believe that life in all its diversity had been created by a higher entity. Each side has presented substantial arguments to support its claims, but at the same time each opponent's counterarguments are equally credible. The debates between evolutionists and creationists therefore seem far from over. And although their arguments are completely opposite, they can coexist or even complement each other. Evolutionists often make the argument that fossil discoveries can serve as evidence of the evolutionary process; the bones of creatures such as dinosaurs or the remains of even more ancient beings discovered by archaeologists are much older than the age of our world according to the Bible. Therefore, evolutionists argue, creationists are wrong. Creationists, however, have advanced a powerful counterargument. They say that all fossil finds are already fully formed and do not appear to have changed much over time; in other words, they remained in what is called a state of stasis (Geological Society of America). This means that there are no intermediate connections between the simplest and most complex forms of life, which argues in favor of the claim that each species was created. Evolutionists – as well as atheists – argue that despite enormous scientific and technological advances, despite all the ultra-sensitive observation systems, such as orbital telescopes, there still exist...... middle of paper ... ...in the world there are only two points of view. The clash between evolutionists and creationists seems to be far from its end. Both sides advance powerful arguments in favor of their positions. Evolutionists emphasize the absence of factual evidence in favor of the existence of God, cite fossils as proof of the evolutionary process and point to the Big Bang as the reason for the appearance and further development of the universe. Creationists, in turn, emphasize that there are no intermediate connections between species in the found fossils, consider the complexity and diversity of nature as indirect proof of the existence of God and refer to the second law of thermodynamics to argue against the Big Bang theory. However, neither side seems to see that the two views can not only coexist, but also be successfully combined. Such a combination could explain everything at once.