Scientists have, for a long time, tried to prove to the world why evolution is true. On the other side, theists have progressed with their own agenda of preaching the hand of the almighty in the making of the universe. Thus, a diversion had occurred between the two studies and the ever widening division continues to this day. However, a new and more advanced group has formed in the recent years that have complete faith in the participation of God in the scientific making of the world.

Most science projects for kids nowadays have tended to include the debate between creationism and evolution. The motive behind this is to impart the knowledge gained from the ongoing creation/evolution debate as well as have new minds thinking about the creation of the world.

The science current events programmes are showing an increase in the number of questions and answers by scientists on the subject. In the current events articles, one might get a good view of the progress of scientists in the debate of creationism and evolution.

In the book “Creation vs. Evolution: A Scientific View” written by Selva Sugunendran, a number of scholarly journals as well as peer reviewed journals produced over the years of research by scientists have been used by the author in his research to bring out the best answers to the often asked questions.

The concept of creationism vs Evolution has been explained in the book in detail along with the pros and cons of the debate. The book is seen to be a conglomeration of science and religion. The theory of evolution has been explained in the creation vs evolution debate and almost like a biology article, each point produced in the book has been scientifically and carefully proven. Some of the arguments based on faith vs science have also been well documented.

The Evolution theory has been presented as scientific in classrooms while creationism is being taught purely as based on faith.This book however deals with evolution science and religion in order to explain various factors of the Evolution Science and Creation science along with scientific proof. The book has given many science Answers pertaining to both Science and Religion as its main concept.

The best part of the book is the ending where the author has not only provided basic FAQs but also a scope for the readers to make their own judgements after reading the information that has, so skilfully and carefully, been given to the readers. The entire book is completely unbiased, neatly taking one point and scientifically explaining it till all doubts are resolved regarding both creationism (which is believed to be the making of God) as well as evolution (or the work of cosmic or natural phenomena).

A short introduction to the “Creation vs Evolution – A Scientific View”

According to the author Selva Sugunendran, “I’ll try to find the seemingly elusive answers to the questions involving our very origins: Where do we come from? Who or what made us- a supreme being, some cosmic event, or both? What should we believe in- creation or evolution? Does it matter what we choose to believe? I have attempted to look at both sides of the argument, creation and evolution, fairly and scientifically, without taking sides”.

This book has, very efficiently encompassed the entire idea of the beginning of the world and evolution upto the present day. He has skilfully explained the entire concepts of creationism and evolution without showing bias towards either of the concepts.

The importance of the book

In the present world that we live in, it is a relatively difficult to stay unbiased about the origin of the world. During the last few centuries the debate between the theory of evolution and the theory of creationism has been challenging each other and not until recently has the realization occurred that maybe both the concepts are working together in the history of the creation of the world. After all, the creation of the world as we see it is not an ordinary phenomenon.

The book is mainly focused on three main concepts: Creation, evolution and Science. The author himself believes in God despite being a man of science and thus, in his own views, he has explained what he had learned over his years. The author has carried out extensive research on the basics and has started the book with a detailed history of the debate and then, has proceeded to explain both theories making use of the materials he had studied and gathered over the years. He has basically detailed all the knowledge he has acquired on both concepts and has scientifically proven each point making his information trustworthy and reliable.

He has also published three supplementary books on specific issues to further assist the reader to gain an indepth view of the “Fact or Fiction” debate between the two opposing concepts.

The concept of creationism and evolution seen as allies

When one goes to the depth of the studies (like most scientists have), one realizes the close connection of creationism and evolution which are separated by only a few, although important, points and the author has very skilfully been able to guide the readers through an understanding of this whole concept. His FAQs section has provided necessary answers that might be required before or during the reading and his description of each point is clean and easy to read making it readable for all ages. The knowledge provided in the book is unique and in the end, the readers are allowed to form their own opinions after being well versed with the elementary concepts.

WE now live in a time when even children are taught about evolution. The matter has been so thoroughly studied that the younger generation have been able to be given copies of science current events and have an opinion of their own regarding the matter. Science projects for kids have been seen to include quite a number of opinions or researches about the big bang as opposed to creation. The introduction of the idea to the younger generation has also brought about a need- a need to put forward an unbiased opinion in front of them about both the concept of creation and the concept of evolution. The book “Creation vs Evolution – A Scientific View” has very skilfully and successfully been able to encompass the entire idea in a very easy to read and explainable text that, when read, will impart the necessary knowledge to the reader without, for once, concocting a biased opinion in one’s mind.

In an age where the debate has got stronger, there are sadly very few books to be found where both concepts are explained in a neat and unbiased manner. The most interesting concept of the book is that not only does it provide the readers with exceptional knowledge about both concepts of Creation and Evolution but it also explains the pros and cons of the two. In the end, the author, very skilfully managed to put into paper a conglomeration of two seemingly different explanations of the beginning of the world as we see it, and end the book with the definite allowance of the readers to have space in their mind to have an opinion of their own.

In the recent days, the beginning of the world has become something of a Faith vs. Science debate, which most people fail to realize have a very intricate bonding. The author of the book “Creation vs. Evolution – A Scientific View”, Selva Sugunendran, has done a very detailed study of the concept before jotting it down on paper in an even more detailed manner. It is a book that could be easily used in science projects for kids, meaning that it is for all age groups with a very clear text and an easy to read vocabulary.

The author has also very clairvoyantly dedicated a few pages for FAQs (frequently asked questions) which would definitely help the readers with any questions that might have arisen during the course of the study or even questions that might have had any bearing to the concept. The FAQs consist of answers that would not only help read the text but also enlighten the reader about any previous qualms they might have had.

In all, the “Creation vs. Evolution – A Scientific View” has vouched to help readers gain a better understanding of the entire concept and give a rest to the idea of Faith vs Science and how they might, at some point, have been working together behind the entire phenomenon.

Since times immemorial, the debate about the creation of the world has kept cosmologists on their toes, constantly researching and studying the world that existed well before human beings came into being. While progress in such a field is hardly difficult taking into consideration the number of people researching it and the years dedicated to the study, any concrete answer as to the beginning has not been found and much of the information that scientists have dug out are based mostly on keen speculation. However, there are a few researches that have yielded information and cannot be dismissed.

The emergence of the concept of Creationism

The concept of God came into being well before science. As time passed there is increased division as there are people who have unbounded faith in God and believe that an almighty God alone is responsible for the creation of the world. This is a concept that has come to be mostly through the ages and ancestrally and science has only emerged a few hundred years back.

The emergence of the concept of Evolution

The moment science entered into the picture, there has been questions that had previously been pushed under the pretext of miracles of God. With time, the idea of an almighty power being the reason behind the creation had started to wane and a number of people who are beginning to rely mpre on the explanation of the big bang and the theory of evolution. However, there are many Creation Scientists who believe that science and religion are quite closely tied which bring us to the debate of the centuries: Creation vs. Evolution debate between Scientists holding opposite views.

The emergence of the debate between creationism and evolution

Creationism is the belief that God was responsible for the creation of the world and that everything can be attributed to Him whereas Evolution has the view that there are various scientific reasons for the beginning which has usually been chalked up to the Big Bang. It involves study of the process of every organism evolving through the ages. Science has already established that each organism has a common component in them but are separated by appearance due to the change in the way of evolving.

However, at the end of the day, there are several questions that still baffle scientists and students alike and it is here that the pros and cons of the concept of both creationism and Evolution has to be investigated.The book “Creation vs. Evolution – A Scientific View” by Selva Sugunendran deals with both the concepts and gives an entirely unbiased view of the beginning of the Earth supported by scientific research along with scholarly journals and peer reviewed journals that he had researched himself.

Operational Science vs. Origins Science – Definition and Distinction

If for anything, both creation and evolution have one thing in common: both cannot be proven through observation and repeat experimentation because the formation or creation of the universe was a one-time event. Does this mean that both theories of origins are NOT science? Not exactly.

Both parties are conflicting due to a number of reasons, and among these reasons is the general but faulty assumption of having a singular definition of science. Science is an ever-evolving concept, but one eternally focused on finding the truth through systematic techniques. Taking the neutral and widely accepted definition of science, both theories (creation and evolution) are categorically scientific in that both use scientific methodologies to verify their hypotheses.

No matter how much evolutionist discredit creation for being scientific, it is imperative to recognize both theories of origins as forms of historical science, or simply origins science. To understand this more, it is important to define the two general kinds of science: operational science and origins science.

Operational Science Origins                                                 Historical Science
Based on: The senses                                                               Assumptions about the past
Uses: Experiments                                                                   Extrapolation
Deals with: The Present                                                         The Past
Results in: Repeatable conclusions, technology           Unrepeatable stories of the past

Operational science describes how something works by using traditional tools of observation and experimentation such as chemistry and physics. On the other hand, origins science puts together past occurrences to explain history such as archeology and forensics.

The reason for confusions over the scientific-ness of either evolution or creation is that neither are operational science. Neither creation nor evolution cannot be thoroughly tested to prove whether each theory is true or not. Since creation and evolution are both historical science, they are never free from assumptions and doubts simply because no historical account or record is complete and definitive. As time passes, historical records tend to become more obscure and puzzling. Even with the discovery of additional archeological artifacts and fossils, which supposedly fill in the gaps and offer answers, more questions arise.

Nevertheless, historical science is still a form of science because it employs scientific methods in its search for the truth about past events, which is in the case of both creation and evolution – the search for the truth about the origins of the universe and humans. If historical science were not scientific, then we simply have to scrap all forms of historical sciences and debunk them as pseudo-sciences.

Consequently, both creation and evolution are forms of faith simply because both fundamentally make assumptions about how life, humans, the Earth (and the perhaps the entire universe) came into being. So basically, evolutionists believe or have faith that everything came from nothing and evolved into what it is now, while creationists believe or have faith that everything came from God.

So then, there is no way of telling which theory of origins is the truth and which is not, if we are to depend on pure scientific experimentation to arrive at definitive conclusions. It is a matter of faith. It is possible that only one of these forms of historical sciences is true. It is also possible that both are true, in that, God may have created everything from nothing, and allowed life to evolve over thousands to billions of years. Anyway, we are limited to assumptions, which are the easier to accept. Whichever is more acceptable and believable, it should offer us some peace of mind in the end. If we (or others) question what we believe in, it is natural because historical sciences are never free from doubts anyway.

To summarize, it is fair to categorize both creation and evolution theories as forms of sciences, specifically historical science or origins science. Historical science is distinct from operational science in that the former is not repeatable and observable. Rather, historical science is based on assumptions about the past and does not present any definite conclusion owed to the imperfections in historical records.