The Truth?

The Bible is the guide to life for many people. Many generations were raised by the teachings of the Book of Genesis. Now that there are scientific advancements, people doubt the authenticity of the Bible. Every day, more people lose faith because of loose ends. Evolution is probably the theory that has caused the most issues with people losing faith. Evolution conflicts with the Book of Genesis; and evolution has more followers each day.
Before there were significant scientific advancements that explained the origin of mankind, people looked for the Bible for answers. The Bible explains the creation of man with God as the supreme creator of every single thing. “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. “ (Genesis, Book 2). The belief that God created man is based on faith. This theory is creationism. There is no scientific proof that this actually happened. People believed this theory because there was no other explanation. However, scientific advancements in the field of biology gave origin to a new theory; evolution. The theory of evolution has been questioned since Ancient Greece, but didn’t have scientific proof until the XVIII century. Many brilliant scientists made discoveries that made the theory trustworthy with solid facts. Few people were open to a new explanation. This went against anything they were taught. Now that evolution is taught in most schools; people switch to a theory that makes sense. The reason why evolution convinces people is facts.
The Book of Genesis can create doubt in people’s minds because not everything is explained. Since the very first sentence,” In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. “(Genesis, Book 1). People can ask, where did God come from? The way creationism believers explain this is by saying that we can never know that because God is a supernatural being-which has no facts that proof the existence-. Another part of the Book of Genesis that can’t be explained is language. God gave commands to Adam,” And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” How can God give commands if there is no proof of the creation of a language? It’s the small things that don’t coincide with scientific facts that make the Book of Genesis doubtful as an authentic theory of the origin of man.
The debate between creationism and evolution has caused controversy and problems; like the Scopes Trial. We live in a time where people are more inclined to scientific fact; instead of the teachings of a book thousands of years old with loose ends. Both theories are valid, but creationism isn’t even close to evolution in reliability.