... creation vs evolution ... (Grade 11)

Creation VS. Evolution




Adrianne Shepherd

Biology 20

Jan 9, 2001

Prepared for Ms. Stayura



To me the thought of one of my far back relatives or ancestors being a chimpanzee is just not comforting. I would rather stick to the Bible and believe what I have been taught since a toddler. That is that we all came from two humans, Adam and Eve (in the book of Genesis).

Theories have been proven wrong time and time again, who is to say that one day, and someone might be able to prove evolution wrong. Between each fossil finding, there are time gaps. LARGE time gaps, what can explain this? If the chimpanzee were to “evolve” to be man, shouldn’t there be more fossils around of the transition from chimp to man?

In the Holy Bible, in the first book of Moses, more commonly known as Genesis 1: 24-31 talks about the fifth day of creation. On this day, the Lord created all creatures that creep on the earth, and later man female and male. So if creatures such as monkeys, apes, orang-utans and the chimpanzee were all created on the fifth day and humans were created on the fifth day, it is not possible that we all came from apes. It however, may be possible he created us to look alike to create curiosity.

Chimpanzees do not walk upright like humans. They use their front arms to aide them in walking. So if by any chance we possibly did evolve from the chimpanzee when did they start to walk upright? What gave the strength and power to all of a sudden walk with two feet instead of all four?

In the Bible, Genesis verses 6-8 talks about Noah and the Great Flood. This flood caused all animals and beings to die; all but two of each kind. A male and a female of each species were saved, with the exception of humans – there were eight on board. The animals and being not on the ark died, therefore their bones would be left on the earth, to later become fossils and covered by sediments and volcanic ash over the years.

The footprints that were found in the sand, and preserved by the volcanic ash could have been from any type of animal not necessarily an ape or early human. This could be so, because no one knows what kind of animals lived back then, and what their footprints would look like, there are most likely many thousands of animals out there that haven’t been discovered yet. Their fossils still buried deep in the solid.

At this point in time, I do not believe in evolution. I still have many questions to answer about my faith and religion as it is. Once I have those questions answered I will then begin to wonder more about evolution and other issues, but right now my number what concern is what I believe in religiously.