Argumentative Research Paper on Evolution
Cecilia Covarrubias
Professor Rios
English 100
3rd October 2011
Evolution’s False Claims
One of the biggest and most controversial question of the world is where and/or how did everything (animals, plants, and humans) come to existence. All regions around the world have their own theory as to where and how everything did come from. But which is correct? Some argue that the theory of evolution has all the answers we need to know about the world we live in. Yet others strongly oppose the theory of evolution and believe that the world and its inhabitants is the product of intelligent design by a creator. The theory of intelligent design does not necessarily have to tie in with religion, but in most cases it does. Evolution is a relatively new theory in comparison to how long the theory of intelligent design has been around. Charles Darwin is said to have ignited the debate we have to this day about creation through evolution. Darwin brings up many key terms that basically sums up his whole argument. They are natural selection and survival of the fittest—which basically states the most suitable creature will survive while the less suitable die off. But does this really prove that evolution is the correct theory to believe in? There is not enough evidence to prove that the evolution theory is correct. The theory that life is a product of intelligent design by a creator seems to be the most reasonable explanation for the world and all its inhabitants because of the complexity of all living things, the variety of creatures, and the lack of evidence and support that contributes to the theory of evolution. An argument that supports intelligent design is the argument of irreducible complexity. This argues that certain biological systems are too complex to have evolved from simpler predecessors. Natural selection and mutations by chance cannot have produced such complex creatures we have today. An example of an irreducibly complex structure that could not have
Professor Rios
English 100
3rd October 2011
Evolution’s False Claims
One of the biggest and most controversial question of the world is where and/or how did everything (animals, plants, and humans) come to existence. All regions around the world have their own theory as to where and how everything did come from. But which is correct? Some argue that the theory of evolution has all the answers we need to know about the world we live in. Yet others strongly oppose the theory of evolution and believe that the world and its inhabitants is the product of intelligent design by a creator. The theory of intelligent design does not necessarily have to tie in with religion, but in most cases it does. Evolution is a relatively new theory in comparison to how long the theory of intelligent design has been around. Charles Darwin is said to have ignited the debate we have to this day about creation through evolution. Darwin brings up many key terms that basically sums up his whole argument. They are natural selection and survival of the fittest—which basically states the most suitable creature will survive while the less suitable die off. But does this really prove that evolution is the correct theory to believe in? There is not enough evidence to prove that the evolution theory is correct. The theory that life is a product of intelligent design by a creator seems to be the most reasonable explanation for the world and all its inhabitants because of the complexity of all living things, the variety of creatures, and the lack of evidence and support that contributes to the theory of evolution. An argument that supports intelligent design is the argument of irreducible complexity. This argues that certain biological systems are too complex to have evolved from simpler predecessors. Natural selection and mutations by chance cannot have produced such complex creatures we have today. An example of an irreducibly complex structure that could not have
Cited: Huxley, Julian. Major Features of Evolution. New York: Columbia University Press, 1953. Simpson, George. The Nonprevalance of Humanoids. USA: Science, 1964. Wicken, Jeffrey