Should the practice of teaching evolution be banned from public schools until it can be proven w/o a doubt?

Question

Evolution, to this point cannot be proven. It is the "Theory of Evolution" not the law of evolution. While theories may have some findings that support them the evidence is not conclusive. Therefore, it takes some belief in that theory.

We live in a multi-cultural society. While religion used to be thought of as having to do with a supreme being, such is not the case anymore. In fact atheism is a religion. I submit that by the definitions of the word evolutionism is also a religion.

Webster defines religion as:
1 a : the state of a religious service (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Definitions 2 through 4 would certainly apply to evolutionism.
What do you think?

Answer 1

This generation and possible the last have all but forgotten how this country was founded. We, many years ago came to this country for one reason, and that was for religious freedom. Our country was built on the laws taken from the Word of God.

People are going to choose what they want to believe in regardless of what they are taught. It is my opinion that the subject of theories should be taught in a debate class environment where it can be challenged by all comers. It should never be taught in a science class as only science fact should be taught there.

As for teaching our children about God. That's to be taught in the home by the parents who should have been taught by their parents who should have been taught by theirs.

School is where we learn the basics. If we want to engage in deeper subjects then go to where they are taught. This is how I feel.><>

Answer 2

are you aware that gravity and electricity are theories, too? A theory is the best explanation for a proponderance of facts. Science teaches that. Science doesn't ever say this is the definitive answer, science says this is where the facts point. And the fact is, scientists agree that evolution is the BEST supported theory in science today.

(A theory is not a hypothesis. A hypothesis is a guess, a theory, again, is the best explanation for a large body of facts.)

Another sad fact is that this 'issue' is nothing but a political wedge device used by some very bad men to gain power and do very bad things. They can't get power any other way but fooling and manipulating fundamentalists. It's really very sad and you should resist being used like this. You are being lied to and made a fool of. I'm so sorry.

Answer 3

I have to ask you a question to answer this one, what more do you want from evolution. The groundwork of the theory is basically as solid as it can possibly be. Law would not be an appropriate word for evolution it doesn't contain any significant formula. Evolution not only has a solid foundation it makes accurate predictions that have found to be true. Also, not s single piece of biological evidence has been found to support anything other than evolution.

I also disagree about the definition of religion as applied to evolution. There is no real dogma or set of beliefs, evolution follows very readily from a set of logical deductions, and these ideas are supported by evidence.

Answer 4

Evolution is not for debate. It occurs. It is occurring. It is the change in a population over time. Evolution is the reason why certain bacteria don't respond to medicine anymore. It is the reason why each year we come up with new ways to fight the common cold because it CHANGES every year. People change too. Every sufficiently complicated organism changes over time. That is evolution. It is a FACT.

Now the theory that we descended from ape-like beings is not a fact. It is speculation based on fact. They could not be our ancestors. However, it is a fact that many of the ape-like beings whose bones we find also had tools that required some amount of simple crafting to make. So that means they were somewhat intelligent. It does not make them our ancestors and this theory is not "evolution." It is separate.

Banning the teaching of evolution is like banning the teaching of gravity. You can't do it.

Answer 5

First off, evolution is fact. The Theory of evolution is that humans evolved from a common ancestor to monkeys. Evolution, as a scientific term is fact. There is a new flu vaccine every year because the influenza virus evolves every year. So evolution is taught in science class because it is fact. Then the theory of human evolution is taught because that is the only theory that A. fits with he scientific fact of evolution, and B. has an abundance of evidence to support it.

Answer 6

No, but why so much debate over this issue? My personal thought is that God (or a higher being, fill in...) created the mechanisms of evolution but did not steer it. If we all descended from bonono's that's OK with me. In the variety of lifeforms on Earth there's something divine. That's (divine) evolution for me.
So evolution has to be taught at every school. The religious part can be filled personally by everyone.

Answer 7

There was a point where we learned facts, laws, theories, etc and what constituted each one. This would be a good time to point out a good example of a theory. They could also explain what circular reasoning is....you know, using theories to "prove" theories. Giving the answer you want to give and basing it on the theories you want to base it on. So....proving a theory with another theory.
As far as the beginning of the world or universe, give the Big Bang theory, etc, the creation theory, the evolution theory. Maybe have the kids write a paper on how each of these can or can't be true. Maybe have them do it in class, so it's not the parents work, but give the kids a chance to use their own brain.

I was tutoring a woman that was in nursing school and needed help with her chemistry. It was so ironic that on one page it taught about evolution and on the very next page, it was describing DNA and other complex chemicals in the body. I told her that according to this textbook, this complex ordered DNA, just "happened" it just evolved...

Answer 8

There are many popular theories and axioms that are taught in school. For instance gravity is a popular theory that never has been proven, perhaps we should bar that from schools. Or maybe you would rather us abolish Geometry, because its built on axioms and not laws.

Theories do not necessarily need a belief in them to exist, just like you can pretend gravity does not exist(not believe it)-- but it wont stop the apples from falling from trees.

Then again there are many that say there are no facts or laws, just subjective truths. Perhaps we shouldn't have teach kids at all then.

Answer 9

A relgion basicaly is a system of beliefs practice on a regular basis by action (took out all the fancy words)

You can go to work everday "Religiously", becasue it is a belief system that is an attitude of pupose and practices. So should schools no teach children to get a job when they get older??

Dont get me wrong i agree with your positoin totally, just showing how that argument in the sense you brought it would not work very well.

what the schools SHOULD do is to teach ALL major forms of religion (what they believe/why)(doesnt have to be comprehensive) as a form of History, as religion and fatih have a great deal to do with History. It is not "preaching" if they just go over what the religions are an what they believe. Why brainwash them just with evolution theories....

Answer 10

Lord no, it should be taught, as it has more facts than any religion. Everyday we move forward in the findings of supporting evolution. Just the other day in the newspaper there was a article that stated, every human could be mathimatically calculated back to 2000 yrs. ago. Isn't that awesome! I think religion & evolution are going to be found to be one religion. We as humans are the finest example of evolution.