"And just to add my own two cents: Evolution, if applied as a
scientific theory, is applicable to orchids. However, evolution
does have severe flaws just as creationism, and it would be
foolish to give either greater accord than its respective
limitations."
Though somewhat hesitant, I must add additional fuel to the fire. Evolution, as scientific theory is backed up by empiricism, and its historically successful methods of investigation. Certainly there are flaws in current knowledge of evolution, but science is fluid, and Theories must work, so they are dynamic over time.
Creationism is based on one holy book (which by the way is mine, if you have not guessed). Creationism picks and chooses among facts and hypotheses to support its tenets. As this holy book is not the only one, nor is it the one most commonly held holy in the world, must we also give credence to all the other creation myths and what they say about the origin of the species? The only thing that makes Creationism "right" at this point is that believers in the "literal" interpretation of Genesis say it is right. What makes Evolution "right" is the ability to explain observations in a way that is consistent with what we know about biology and geology, and to make predictions about things that can then be observed in the natural world.
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