Why do creationists and evolutionists debate...?

[booyakasha G]

The fact of the matter is, neither can give the other what they want. The process of evolution takes millions of years, so no scientist can make a monkey turn into a human, which is what it would take to convince a creationist that evolution is right. And God isn't making himself known. Creationists cannot make God appear, which is what it would take to convince an evolutionist that Creationism is a good theory. Neither can give the other what they want, so no amount of arguing is ever going to change anyones mind.

 

[Mikkfinn]

Because if we teach Creationism in schools and lose the basis for science, which is biology i.e. evolution. then our country will, within a few generations, be about as backwards as middle eastern countries where hatred is taught to children.