Origin of Life and the Universe: How does it apply today?

How does the topic of the origin of life and the universe apply to today?

Why does it matter what happened that long ago?

The controversy of the origin of life and the origin of the universe are topics that have been debated frequently in recent years.  Recently, these topics have become popular because of the debate of whether or not creation science should be taught in public schools.  The Supreme Court case Edwards v. Aguillard (1987) declared that requiring creation science to be taught alongside evolution was unconstitutional because it promoted a particular religion¹. 

Through my research of the two models of the origin of life and the universe, I have realized two flaws in the public school systems.  Firstly, the traditional wording of evolution as a theory is quite misleading.  A theory, using scientific terms, is a hypothesis or group of hypothesizes that have been tested repeatedly and have not been disproved².  Therefore, both evolution and intelligent design (also known as creation science) are not theories, but rather models that attempt to explain the origins of life and of the universe².

The second flaw in public school systems is the assumption that the evolution model is scientific, whereas the creation model is merely religious².  Neither models can be tested as the events that occurred happened at one event in time and this event cannot be repeated.  Therefore, science can only propose models that may fit the event that occurred, but conclusions of what had to of occurred cannot be proven by science.

In order to compare the two models and determine which one is more probable, only the scientific aspects of each model should be considered.  In this discussion of the two models, all scriptural references will not be included in order to keep this a purely scientific discussion.

References

1.       Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 U.S. 578 (1987)

2.       Morris, H. M. (1974). Scientific creationism. Master Books.