"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth..." This quote is easily recognized by most people as the commencement for the Book of Genesis. It also introduced my lengthy term paper on the controversy between Evolutionism vs. Creationism. I have always been curious about the origin of humans and the earth, because there are many different views points. In doing so, I confused myself a great deal.
I am a practicing Catholic, but realistically speaking, it is hard for me to believe in the stories I have been taught regarding Jesus and God. I cannot see Him, hear Him, touch Him, taste Him, let alone smell Him. However, creationists argue that the same can be said about the human mind. Understanding human and earthly origin is an extremely difficult task because of the many unknown facts and missing pieces of evidence.
The entire time I spent developing my paper was an intellectually engaging experience because I learned more and more about the human race and how we humans function. Needless to say religion plays a huge role in governing our society. It has made a huge implication on human life throughout the years, and has flourished solely through belief and faith alone.
But a murderer can't just believe he or she is innocent to be proven not guilty. In order to prove a point, one must have evidence. I see myself as more of a scientist because I love disproving and proving facts. To this day, the origin of the earth has not been fully identified, but scientists have the better end of the battle because of their access to actual historical artifacts and data. Until further evidence is found, I, along with the whole world, must choose between personal belief, religious values, and scientific facts to interpret our world's history.
