Evolution

I've always been a firm believer in the concept of evolution. The overwhelming scientific evidence behind it is just too solid to deny. It's fascinating to think about how far life has come, as well as how we will continue to evolve as the centuries and ages keep moving forward. The similarities between mankind and other primates is a clear cut example of how life has been and still is designed to grow and change. I unfortunately know of many people who think that the concepts of evolution and science, can't mesh together with the ideas of faith and religion. I, however, think that that simply doesn't have to be the case. They don't have to conflict with each other. After all, I went to a catholic high school and in my science classes they taught me about evolution and didn't deny its existence. The way my teachers put it, evolution is simply a part of Gods plan. It is how he designed life to work, and that idea most definitely shows that science and faith can be kept hand in hand without conflict. Evolution is the answer to how, while God is the answer to why, that's how I was taught things are. While I'm not sure whether or not God exists in the sense of the Abrahamic version, it's nice to know that even people of faith can harmoniously believe in science at the same time. It's also fascinating to learn about and witness how so many of the creatures in this world have changed over the course of the centuries to adapt for survival and to become the most efficient creatures to live in their respective environments. The conclusions made by the studies of Charles Darwin are, in my opinion, are particularly concise evidence for the accuracy of the concept of evolution. I've never understood why there are some people who are so adamantly in favor of the concept of intelligent design, since there is so much scientific evidence proving it incorrect and unlikely. Like I said, science and faith can exist in harmony. It's very unfortunate that a large portion of people don't think so. Evolution, to me, just seems to be the most reasonable and evidence based explanation as to why all of the creatures of the earth (us human beings included) are the way they are. While in some way I feel bad for the people that refuse to open their eyes to the overwhelming scientific evidence, I don't think that we as a society should buckle to the demand that unlikely concepts such as intelligent design should be taught in school. Regressive and archaic ideas, while they should be understood, should only be understood through the context of explaining why they are erroneous.