Geology 7 Writing Assignment

Geology 7 Writing Assignment

I myself am a devout Christian. I have always believed in the theory of Creationism, and Jesus Christ. But now after taking this Geology 7 class, listening to the class lectures, and reading about evolution, I have come to question the theory of Creationism. I used to always think that the idea of Jesus Christ could coincide with Evolution, but now I see that isn’t possible. When I was a child I went to a Christian elementary school. So whenever the teachers would teach things they would always include God in the teachings. So my whole life I have believed as God as a divine creator, but I never really thought how that didn’t work with the theory of evolution. My whole family is Christian.…show more content…
Evolution was a scientific theory brought up by Charles Darwin, but has been proven time, and time again through research, and scientific studies. Evolution is not accommodating persecution and evil acts, as some anti-evolution groups claim. If you look today at the galaxies, stars, the planet Earth, and life on the planet earth, you can observe things today that are different from what they were in the past (NSTA, 2009). Stars, galaxies, planets, and life forms have evolved, or changed, which supports the theory of Evolution, and contradicts the theory of Creationism that thing have not changed since the creation. Biological evolution refers to the scientific theory that living organisms hare ancestors share ancestors from which they have evolved. There is abundant and consistent proof form physics, geochemistry, astronomy, biochemistry, geochronology, geology, anthropology, and other sciences that evolution has occurred (NSTA, 2009). Due to this evidence, evolution has become a unifying idea for science. Any scientific classes with a historical discipline cannot be taught without the integrity of evolution being emphasized. These include astronomy, geology, biology, and anthropology. So in any modern science classroom today, you can’t get through h the course without the idea of evolution coming into play. Among all scientists today the theory of evolution is a widely accepted…show more content…
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