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Evolution and Creation

 


Where did we come from...

Evolution or Creation...or a combination?

As you investigate the various subjects and websites related to biodiversity of life on Earth, you will come across information related to the origin and age of the Universe and Earth, the "Theory of Evolution" and the  "Creationist Theory."  Years of impassioned debate and heated argument over the origination of species continues between the "evolutionary" and the "creationist" proponents.
Some examples of beliefs:

Evolutionary theory (theories):
 - sponges were the most basal group that must have laid the foundation for all animal life to follow (gene sequencing research of Evolutionary Molecular Biologist Mitch Sogin).
 - human beings evolved from primates (Great Apes: chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans)
The genes of all organisms carry clues to their evolutionary history --
a unique set of acquired genetic changes passed on through countless generations.

Creationist theory: human beings, the Earth and the universe were created by God.
 


Human beings that inhabit Planet Earth are comprised of many different cultures with a great variety of historical beliefs about the origin of the Universe, Earth, and Life itself.  The links below can provide you with some information and links to other sources of information about various viewpoints on these extremely complex subjects.  There is much more information available for you to research on these subjects.

Creationism - encompasses the belief that human beings, the Earth, and the universe were created by a supreme being or deity (God) -  (Wikipedia online encyclopedia)

Evolutionary Creationism/Theistic Evolution - "the general belief that some or all classical religious teachings about God and creation are compatible with some or all of the scientific theory of evolution."  Contains viewpoints and variants of:  Deism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism (Wikipedia online encyclopedia)

Evolution - proposes that all organisms on Earth are descended from a common ancestor or ancestral gene pool. (Wikipedia online encyclopedia)

Intelligent Design  - "the controversial assertion that certain features of the universe and of living things exhibit the characteristics of a product resulting from an intelligent cause or agent, as opposed to an unguided process such as natural selection."  (Wikipedia online encyclopedia)

 

 

Institute for Creation Research (ICR) -
Tenets of Creationism
(Scroll down to "Tenets of Scientific Creationism" and
"Tenets of Biblical Creationism.")

   ICR Faculty and Adjunct Faculty listings of scientists
   favoring Creationism.

Scientists who support Creationism
(The Answers in Genesis website upholds the
authority of the Bible)

Creation/Evolution Organizations -
Links to organizations involved in the
creation/evolution controversy.

The Talk Origins Archive -
Exploring the Creation/Evolution
Controversy (pro-evolution)

Biology Daily - Biology Encyclopedia,
The Science of Life

 

Origin of life article  Creationism Evolution

Fast Forward:  The Future of Evolution 
(MSNBC Special Report)

"Evolution and the controversy
surrounding it aren't standing still"

 

Ideas about humanity's fate are still evolving

 

Human evolution at the crossroads

 

King rat and the brilliant squibbon

 

Evolving with our stomachs

 

Einstein, Darwin:  A tale of 2 theories

 

The Kansas Evolution Hearings

Interactive:  Before and After Humans

Slide Show:  Evolving animals (artist's renditions)

Slide Show:  Up on the mountain

 

 

 

National Science Teachers Association
Position Statement on the Teaching of Evolution

Judge Rules Against Pa.
Biology Curriculum  
The board intends to remove intelligent design
from the science curriculum and place it in an
elective social studies class.
(Washington Times/AP, 12/20/05)

New U.S. textbook aims to teach Bible
(CNN/Reuters, 12/1/05)

Darwin on Display:  Museum to
Showcase Evolution Amid Controversy
A new exhibit will be opening at the American
Museum of Natural History entitled "Darwin."
"The exhibit opens at a time when the country
is once again embroiled in a debate over evolution
and its place in public education." 
(Fox News, 11/15/05)

"Behind the Controversy: 
How Evolution Works" 
(LiveScience article, 11/9/05)

Kansas State Board Approves
Teaching Standards Skeptical of Evolution
(Fox News, 11/8/05)

"Intelligent Design on Trial"  (Time, 9/29/05)
"A Pennsylvania court is asked to decide
what is, and isn't, science."
(also see Related Stories and Sponsored
Links at the bottom of the article)

"Evolution Lawsuit Opens
in Pennsylvania" (New York Times, 9/27/05)

Intelligent Design' Debate Underway
in Pennsylvania Court 
(Fox News, 9/26/05)

Ape to Man - Program aired on the
History Channel August 7, 2005
Where do human beings come from? 
"Has Evolution Made a Monkey Out of You?" 
APE TO MAN
is a story of the quest to find the
origins of the human race through the scientific
study of bones, fossils, and ancient remains that
have been unearthed.  The search for the Missing
Link continues, as there has been no discovery of
a single ancient creature that represented the
evolutionary leap from apes to humans.

Intelligent Design Bogeyman
(SacUnion, David Limbaugh Editorial, 8/5/05)

Kansas School Board Debating Evolution Again
(Fox News, 8/2/05)

President Bush:  Schools Should Teach
'Intelligent Design' Alongside Evolution
(Fox News, 8/1/05)

Pennsylvania Bill May Put Intelligent
Design in Schools (Fox News, 6/21/05)

Doubting Darwin (Newsweek, 2/7/05) 
 


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