Critical Thinking Blog #2

For me, evolution is the logical explanation. The idea that “poof” there is Earth, then “poof” here is man seems strange and foreign to me. Essentially, creationism is just a belief and idea that lacks any provable foundation. This belief also gives zero explanation of the dinosaurs, though according to Jacoby “one out of four public school biology teachers believe that human and dinosaurs inhabited the earth simultaneously (Jacoby 25).” Uh, if that were the case, without any kind of technology, how did we come to be at the top of the food chain? Also how are we still here when the dinosaurs are dead? Oh right, because that is how God made it. Another great argument, provided by Susan Jacoby in her book Age of American Unreason, argues about the lives of the emperor penguins. Honestly, what kind of being would put a living animal or person in such conditions? For fun and amusement, while that being watched from above? I have a hard time things like this. While I believe everyone has their own right to religious beliefs and personal beliefs, they are just beliefs. They are emotions, feelings, and a sense of the mind that is very fuzzy. It is also interpreted by each individual differently. When it refers beliefs, there are a lot of variations. But, when dealing in science, one experiment executed in California and the same experiment tried in New York, given that they do the same process, will provide the same outcome. Science has backing, but it is also willing to factor in reasonable variations to try the experiment again. Science is always growing and adapting to new knowledge. Creationism says “this is the way it was done!” It leaves zero flexibility. If you have a question that cannot be easily explained, you are told “that is the way the Creator designed it to be.” Logic and reason will always win the battle against emotions and feelings in my book. I do not enjoy a lot of grays in my life, so I choose not to add another gray area by backing creationism. While the topic has never had an extreme or mild impact on my life, I know where I stand with the information I received on the battle between evolution versus creationism.
In today’s world, the topic of evolution and creationism is a hot topic for a lot of people. I personally don’t see the point in arguing about the subject. There are bigger issues in today’s society that need to be worked on such as health care and civil rights. We are here. I understand the reason to know your history, but do we all need to argue about it. We exist! Now let’s move on.