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Inherit the Wind - Creationism vs. Evolution

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Creationism vs. Evolution In the play, "Inherit the Wind" two opposing viewpoints are brought up; they are creationism, and evolution. Both sides are very recognized and are major issues in this story and even in our world today. The main ideas are: that God created man and everything else in seven days vs. the scientific principle that humans descended from monkeys. Creationism, which is followed in the Bible, by Christians, Catholics etc. is something that requires a lot of faith and that is very eminent. But in this story, the debate against creationism is extremely believable; thus decreasing the amount of people who believe in creationism to a very low point. "Inherit the Wind" leans so heavily in favor of evolution; that after reading it, people are left questioning the thought of creationism. That is because of how realistic and convincing the influence of evolution was exposed in this play. ...

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