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Sydney Corder
Fullbright
04 May 2018
In science the word “theory” is used much differently than in everyday conversation.
Most would describe a theory as more of a hypothesis or an educated guess, while in science the
word means much more. A theory is an explanation based off of well known and accepted facts,
not opinions, and provides explanations for aspects science cannot yet explain. This
accepted by the scientific community and is even taught about in public schools, it is often
discredited for being “just a theory”. The most common misrepresentation of Evolution theory
stems from colliding religious and spiritual ideals and scientific uncertainty used to back them.
The human race is far from knowing the specifics of life itself and evolution, and this will
appropriately create expected uncertainties. Some of which concern complex parts and abilities
of the human body. In an interview with CBS This Morning, journalist Tom Wolfe discredits the
work of Charles Darwin and goes as far to describe evolution as a “myth”. The reasoning behind
his bold argument falls on the lack of explanation science has for the complex language and
linguistics humans are capable of. It is true that more developed organs like the eye and the brain
responsible for memory and speech are still being studied, Wolfe even admits in his interview
that most people would disagree with him. While he is a very convincing journalist, he is no
scientist. Wolfe states that “the problem with evolution is you have to wait 6 or 7 billion years”,
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a statement that is ignorant to the abilities of science that allow humans to examine stages of
Earth's development that we were not here for. While the book he recently wrote The Kingdom of
Speech, discredits the theory further in detail, it respectively only focuses on the uncertainties
associated with speech and linguistics. Even a sufficient argument from the author would only
discredit a small aspect of the entire Theory of Evolution. Being an author, Wolfe’s main
purpose was only to prove that “speech, not evolution is responsible for humanity's greatest
accomplishments”; accomplishments that could have only been guided by something more.
Higher power and God is a common theme in religion and often collides with Evolution
Theory because of Creation Theory. In a bias essay written by a Christian pastor at a large
Church of God, he states that “what many evolutionists are trying to convince you of is that there
is no need for a Creator since, as they say, evolution can substitute as the mechanism for creating
and transforming life”. Not only does this misrepresent Evolution Theory and its scientific
purpose, but also what a scientific theory is. The author goes on to say that “when there is no real
evidence, evolutionary scientists simply make assumptions.” Like previously mentioned, the
essay does not use “theory” in the right context, and teaches Evolution in negative light.
Religious point of views similar to the author of this essay form false, opinion-based
These explanations become even more ridiculous after certain parts of Evolution are
accepted, even by the religious community. In a public survey conducted by Pew Research
Center, almost 40% of protestant Americans believed that humans evolved over time, instead of
staying the same since the beginning. This survey indicated that a good portion of religious
people support Evolution as they should because of the overwhelming evidence that supports life
adapts and evolves over time. The Pope himself even stated that particular parts of Evolution
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Theory coincide with Creation Theory. The Vatican's opinions on Evolution show that the
complete denial of every aspect of the theory and the choice to deny it is outdated, even in
religion. As the world becomes more knowledgeable in science, more and more of Evolutions
explaining Evolution and can lead to confusion. Bias groups and people use these
misunderstandings to discredit the Theory of Evolution because of their own personal beliefs and
opinions as we see commonly in religion. Even while more and more people are in acceptance of
the Theory of Evolution, bias misinterpretation will still remain to shape people’s image of it.
Works Cited
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfg0pGly-LM.
Masci, David. “5 Facts about Evolution and Religion.” Pew Research Center, 30 Oct.
2014,
www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/10/30/5-facts-about-evolution-and-religion/.
Seiglie, Mario. “Prove Evolution Is False - Even Without the Bible.” United Church of
www.ucg.org/vertical-thought/prove-evolution-is-false-even-without-the-bible.