1. Evolution vs. Creation Is there a possibility of Intelligent Design?

2. Your Task Create a three column chart in your notebook. It may be prudent to turn your paper horizontally as to have more space to write. EVOLUTIONCREATIONINTELLIGENT DESIGN

3. Continued… Prepare to take a stance on this debate at the end of the week, as we will be holding a Socratic Seminar/ debriefing. Please make sure to reference all articles, theories, and thinkers you feel will support your position. Also, you are more than welcome to find your own evidence to support your claim, but make sure it’s reputable. You will be divided based on your position. Score will be kept for strong claims made. Yes, there will be a winner. Yes, there will be a reward.

4. Evolution Evolution- the transformation over a long period of time from one species into another. This is considered a fact--as well-established as any other fact in the world of science. The theory for how that transformation occurs, remains a matter of some dispute.

5. Evolution: Evolution is the central theory of biology. It is a powerful tool for explaining the presence of millions of fossils and other evidence (such as the fact that over 98% of the DNA of chimpanzees and humans is identical) about the origin of life forms.

6. EVOLUTIONIST: An evolutionist accepts the Darwinian argument that natural selection and environmental factors combine to explain the diversity of life we see on earth. Evolutionists divide into various camps PUNCTUALISTS (who believe that evolution usually occurs sporadically, in relatively short bursts, as the result of major environmental change) GRADUALISTS (who are more inclined to believe that evolution occurs more evenly, over longer periods of time). The PUNCTUALISTS seem now to be winning the argument.

7. Evolution: Thinkers Richard Dawkins: introduced the influential concept that effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment, including the bodies of other organisms. Charles Darwin: English Naturalist and geologist who made large contributions to the theory of evolution by proposing that all species have descended over time from common ancestors. Many of those who advocate for the theory of evolution have mainstream scientific credentials, which creationists often lack.

8. Creation: The belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution. “The fact that the human mind is capable of rational thought and that our senses can reliably probe the universe makes sense given that God created the human mind and sensory organs” (Genesis 1:27; Proverbs 20:12).Genesis 1:27Proverbs 20:12

9. A CREATIONIST: A creationist is a person who rejects the theory of evolution and believes instead that the each species on earth was put here by a Divine Being. A Creationist might accept "micro-evolution" (changes in the form of a species over time based on natural selection), but rejects the notion that one species can-- over time-- become another species.

10. Creation: Thinkers Galileo Galilei Leonardo DaVinci Johannes Kepler All mentioned were devout Christians and/ or Catholics and believed deeply in God’s divine power. DaVinci wrote about creation in his personal accounts, as did Galilei. Although it’s not reported true, it can be assumed that Michaelangelo was a creationist as expressed through his painting “The Creation of Adam”.

11. INTELLIGENT DESIGN: An Intelligent Design (ID) might or might not reject the theory of evolution. At a minimum, the ID proponent rejects that evolution is randomly driven or that natural law and chance alone can explain the diversity of life on earth. Instead, the ID proponent argues--often from statistics--that the diversity of life is the result of a purposeful scheme of some higher power (who may or may not be the God of the Bible).

12. Do you accept this data?

13. Important Definitions Natural Selection: Proposed by Darwin, Natural selection is the gradual process by which biological traits become either more or less common in a population as a function of the effect of inherited traits on the differential reproductive success of organisms interacting with their environment. It is a key mechanism of evolution. “Survival of the Fittest” --Darwin