Reflection Essay 1: Evolutionism vs. Creationism Evolutionism versus creationism is an ongoing issue. Creationism was used by a means of explaining the origin of the world, by means of mostly predictions. After the science of evolution was discovered, the theory of creation no longer held water. The dictionary defines evolutionism as: (Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, 1963) a belief that the process by which through a series of changes or steps a living organism has acquired …showed first 75 words of 411 total…

…showed last 75 words of 411 total…changes in the environment.” Although evolutionism and creationism can be somewhat mutual, they can by no means be even nearly completely mutual. In closing, I believe in evolutionism, because it is supported by scientific fact. We shouldn’t be afraid to change our beliefs on the history of the world simply because we want to believe exactly what some religion teaches. We should be open to new scientific discoveries and not blindly follow religious teachings.