An Essay on the Theology of Creation vs. Evolution
The questions that were posed to us about a religion and faith that we were supposed to be familiar with made things extremely difficult and complicated. My thoughts on God are usually limited to the previous weekend’s activities at the local Christian community centre. There has been a shift in these questions.
Despite this, I’ve had to approach him and what he’s done in a completely different light. As a result, I chose a topic that includes his creation of humans, the earth, and everything else, as well as the theory of evolution. Although the Catholic Church and evolution are diametrically opposed, I believe that they are fundamentally linked in terms of the ideas that underpin man and the earth.
I’m referring to the processes of creation and evolution. Perhaps it is time for me to tell you what they are. Creation is the artistic process by which the eternal God gave birth to everything that exists outside of himself. Creation can also refer to the created universe or the sum of all that exists, as expressed by the phrase “the heavens and the earth,” which is a common expression. (According to CCC Paragraph 290) Then there’s evolution, which is defined as the theory that the various types of animals and plants descended from other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences between them are the result of modifications made by successive generations of the species. (According to the Merriam-dictionary.) Webster’s ‘According to Merriam-dictionary. Webster’s One of the most significant distinctions between the two is that one believes that God created the earth and all of its creatures, whereas the other believes that things simply exist without any evidence as to where they came from or what they were originally made out of.
The Catholic Church teaches that God created the earth in seven days, as revealed in Genesis ch.1. They showed us a picture or helped us create an image in our minds of how he created it over the course of the entire week. God created the world on the first day, including light and the separation of night and day, and on the second day, they demonstrated the creation of the sky and the separation of waters. On the third day, he created the earth, including its ground and the sea, on the fourth day he created the sun and moon, on the fifth day he created all living creatures, on the sixth day he created all fertile things such as seeds and flowers, and on the seventh day, God rested. Now that you’ve demonstrated the theory of evolution, there is no real evidence that there was a starting organism or a starting thing from which all of the different things that have been created originated. There are many people who have claimed to have discovered evidence that supports this, but there can never be a way to definitively prove either God or evolution to be correct or incorrect. (Chapter 1 of Genesis)
The following is taken from one of the handouts we were given in class by a priest of the Catholic church: “Rather than negating the need for God, the theory of evolution helps believers understand his relationship to the universe.” (from the father, George Coyne) Which, I believe, is what I was saying when I said that you can understand evolution for what it is while still understanding god as his higher being. No matter what evidence we receive or do not receive in the case of evolution, our faiths are our own, and we can know God to the fullest extent possible even if we do not believe in evolution. If God created everything, wouldn’t he also have to have created the theory of evolution?
If a person believes in both the Catholic Church and evolution at the same time, the second part of the question asks if this is possible. Of course, the church will tell you that you are not allowed, but in the end, it is all a matter of personal preference, and it all comes down to how you feel. Due to the fact that both theories are unproven, it is impossible to believe in either without believing in the other. This makes it easier to believe in either theory, leading me to believe that evolution could be how we were created or that the seven days of creation could have been the case. Will we ever know for certain which theory is correct? What I believe is the third part of this question, and I’m not sure what I believe. I believe that god created the earth and all living things, but there is no evidence to support this belief at this time. The same can be said for evolution; yes, man could have been created from dust, but where is the evidence that all things originated from a single source? There is no solid matter or truth to either, which leads me to be sceptical of everything I have learned to be true in the past.
As a conclusion, God created man and woman as equals; therefore, why did man attempt to create evolution as a theory in order to undermine God? The people who support evolution are almost always unrelated to the Catholic Church in any way, making them perfect examples of Atheists and evolutionists alike, as they are. How long will it take before the truth is revealed, and how long will it take before we are shown who the almighty ruler of this world is, whether we will ever see the almighty God or whether he is simply a creation of someone, much like evolution?
Page of References
Genesis Chapters 1 and 2 in the New American Bible
Wu, Xiaobo, Liping Liang, and Siyuan Chen. “How big data alters value creation: through the lens of big data competency.” Management Decision (2022).
The Leaven newspaper in London published an article on August 19, 2005, stating that evolution is important for insights into God.
Tabaczek, M. (2022). Does God Create Through Evolution? A Thomistic Perspective. Theology and Science, 1-23.
Wu, Xiaobo, Liping Liang, and Siyuan Chen. “How big data alters value creation: through the lens of big data competency.” Management Decision (2022).
