Evolution, intelligent design and creationism in schools Human beings are curious by nature. Science exemplifies this intrinsic nature that most people feel, at least to some extent. Science is the art of asking why. Why does the moon sometimes appear as a perfect circle, a semicircle, or disappear altogether? Why do things fall to the ground when they fall? Why can a chair support a person against the force that pulls them down? Why does a chair keep its shape, does water take the shape of its container, but stays in the same quantity, and does the scent seem to fill the whole room? All of these are questions that someone in history asked themselves and then tried to figure out why on their own. If there was no previous way to describe or classify these things, he or she would create a term to describe them. The chair is solid; maintains its shape regardless of its container. Water is a liquid; liquids maintain their original volume, but move to fill the container in which they are placed. Perfume is a vapor which is a gas; it defuses throughout the room, mixing with existing air, conforming to both the volume and shape of the room. One question that many scientists have debated and formulated theories about is how humans came to be, how humans were created, and how they came to develop. where we are today. A predominant theory emerged with its roots in Charles Darwin's findings published in The Origin of Species. This is the theory called evolution, or more precisely called natural selection. This theory has grown to be widely accepted by the scientific community as the only credible explanation for how humans came to inhabit the world. Since it has become so valued, it is also part of the educational curriculum in... middle of paper ......t various types of animals and plants have their origins in other pre-existing types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modifications in subsequent generations” (Evolution). In basic terms, the theory of evolution states that as time passes, species evolve, which simply means change. As species evolve, if a certain trait appears that will benefit the species in one way or another, that trait is intentionally bred out of the species. After a species begins to mutate, it can further evolve into another species. Evolutionists claim that through this process of mutation and adaptation all life forms arose from the same single-celled organism billions of years ago. This theory is heavily based on Charles Darwin's research and discoveries as he traveled on the HMS Beagle to places such as Brazil, Chile, Australia, the Falkland Islands, and the Galapagos Islands.