Your Goals
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Understand the basics of the evolution/creation debate
Understand what science, theories, and facts are in contrast to non-scientific
epistemology
Develop your own position regarding the evolution/creation debate
Express your opinion in a public forum
1. Evolution? I always thought evolution means that every living thing on this planet goes
through a series of changes as time goes on, and don’t get me wrong it is connected to
the broader explanation of evolution. My definition of “Evolution” if a person were to
ask me before I read these articles was, “Evolution is a series of changes and
adaptations a certain individual goes through that is caused by natural selection.”
Anyhow, at this moment, I consider agreeing with Bill Nye, a science spokesperson, and
evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould to have added more to my understanding of
evolution. I think evolution is a belief