The Analysis

"...as I became exposed to the law and order of the universe, I was literally humbled by its unerring perfection. I became convinced that there must be a divine intent behind it all... My experiences with science led me to God. They challenge science to prove the existence of God. But must we really light a candle to see the sun?"-Dr. Wernher von Braun.

"Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them." -Marcus Aurelius Antonius

These two quotes sum up my issue, the controversy between creation and evolution. There are only two sides or two solutions to the question, what is the origin of life? Either something created to universe or it created itself http://www.allaboutcreation.org/creation-evidence.htm. There is however, a lot that goes into both sides of the issue. So I am just going to focus on the origin of life and present both sides of the argument in a non biased way so the each person that reads can make up their own mind about the issue, rather than being persuaded to one side or the other.

I am going to start defining my issue by the one fact that both creationist and evolutionist agree on. Creationist and evolutionist both agree that the universe has a beginning; it has not been here eternally (click here for more information). That is the only thing that they can agree on and so the debate begins...

If the universe has a beginning then how did it start?

The Creationist's Answer:

The universe and everything in it was created by a being of higher intelligence (i.e. God). Everything that has a beginning must have a cause. Therefore, since the universe has a beginning it also has a cause. God caused the universe, however God does not have a beginning so he does not have a cause. "Einstein's general relativity, which has much experimental support, shows that time is linked to matter and space. So time itself would have begun along with matter and space. Since God, by definition, is the creator of the whole universe, he is the creator of time. Therefore He is not limited by the time dimension He created" http://www.christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c039.html.
The universe did not evolve into what it is today through millions of years of evolution but was created in only six days (read the first two chapters of Genesis or click here). Also, life is way to complex and unique for it to of occurred by random chance.

Although it may be hard to prove God's existence through the statement: if everything has a cause then there must be one thing that has always existed, that does not have a cause, that created everything that does have a cause (the universe). This is what makes this issue even more complicated. So I will try to explain why this statement is more logical than evolution. Evolutionists and creationists agree that the universe has a beginning. Therefore it had to begin somehow. Evolutionist believe that a singularity expanded into the universe, but they readily admit that they do not know where the singularity came from. Lets just say that evolutionist are right. The universe was formed through the expansion of a singularity. But there is still the question of where the singularity came from. It had to come from somewhere, since most agree that the universe has a starting point. Does it not make more logical sense to say that there is something that exists that has always existed and that has no need for a cause since it has always existed. This is the only answer. The line of causation would be impossible if this was not true, because then there would be no first cause and there would be no answer for where the singularity came from. It had to come from something, and that something must be eternal or else it too would need something that caused it. This does not prove that "God" exists but does show there is some higher intelligence that must exist (or at least something that has been here forever) since most agree the universe has a starting point (it has not been here eternally). Click here for reasons why God does exist or here because I do not have the space in this analysis to go through it.

God is this eternal something and this is why Creation is more logical since evolutionists have no answer to that question. (All from a creationist's prospective).

The Evolutionist's Answer:

The universe was created from a primeval atom or a "singularity." The singularity expanded and the universe began. Through millions of years (10-20 million years) the universe has evolved from this singularity into what it is today. Everything in our universe evolved from this singularity. There are lots of evidences that suggest evolution is true. One is that many animals have common bone structures and very similar DNA, so they must have evolved from a common ancestor. Also Hubble's Law shows that the universe is still expanded, which supports the theory that the singularity expanded into the universe. However, it is not known at this time where the singularity came from and that might remain a mystery. (All from and evolutionist's prospective).

The Creationist's Response to Evolution:

First or all, evolutionists have no answer for how the singularity appeared. (As stated before). Second of all, just because different species may have the similar structures and DNA does not mean they have a common ancestor. A more logical approach would be that they have a common designer. Thirdly, does the fact that Hubble's law shows that the universe is expanding really mean that that how it all began? Could it not also mean that that is just how the universe was created? Even more so, there is no evidence whatsoever to prove the theory of evolution. There is no transitional forms in the fossil record, there is no anatomical, biochemical or genetic evidence that has been proven to support evolution. Also it is highly improbable that the earliest forms of life formed out of non-life.

The Evolutionist's Response to Creation:

"Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles." - James D. Watson
There is no evidence for the creation theory. None of the creationists points are based on fact.

So what's the point?
I want to present both sides of this argument in the least biased way possible so that those who read can decide for themselves. However, there is another reason that goes along with the first, the political part of the issue. More and more problems dealing with this debate are coming up in the United States school systems. In my opinion I think that both sides of the debate should be presented in schools so that each student can decide for themselves which they believe. I want to point out the fallacies in evolution and show why creation is more logical to show that creation should at least be taught along side evolution since it is more logical (to me). Even if creation is not taught as a truth (which will never happen because of the Separation of Church and State) it should at least be presented with evolution so the students know of both sides of the debate (click here for more information this issue in the school system). I have laid out the basic arguments in this analysis for the origin of life. In further post will focus even more in on each issue in the origin of life debate. I will do my best to prove my point.