“…students who do not understand evolution cannot be said to be scientifically literate”- Eugenie C. Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, Inc.

In the mass media and in public education, the evolution/creation debate appears to have been decided in favor of evolution. The above statement made by Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, implies ignorance on the part of  those who do not accept evolution as the best explanation of the beginnings and incredible diversity of life.

The question is, do the mass media and public education give a fair and balanced presentation of all of the facts, or are they essentially censoring key information from the public?

Would you be surprised to learn that there are scientific laws and discoveries which pose significant problems for scientists who advocate for the theory of evolution?

Or, that selective reasoning, combined with a sloppy use of language, is obscuring important facts from the public?

In order to truly understand the evolution debate, you must understand the following three terms: micro-evolution, macro-evolution, and abiogenesis.

Micro-Evolution describes changes of certain traits within an animal species. Individuals within the species may be larger, smaller, more colorful, faster, etc., but they are still genetically compatible with (are able to produce fertile offspring with) other members of their species who have not experienced a change.

Macro-evolution describes a change from one species to another. Members of the new species have undergone a change in genetic structure great enough that they would be genetically incompatible with (unable to produce fertile offspring with) members of the original species (obviously, this definition does not apply to organisms that reproduce asexually).

Abiogenesis refers to the formation of living organisms from non-living matter.

There are two “sleights of hand” used to convince the public that the theory of evolution is a better description of physical reality than creation:

#1 Use of the word “evolution” to describe micro-evolution, macro-evolution, and abiogenesis, even though these phenomena/ideas are not interchangeable: Micro-evolution has been observed, abiogenesis and macro-evolution have not been observed.