Is it true that American parents in U S A do not want their children to know evolution of man from ape ?

Question

from an article published in a news paper.

Answer 1

It is true that some US parents don't want their children to think that evolution is what actually happened, because then they would have to concede that they are related to apes. This upsets some people, because they see it as some sort of insult.
However, they are just a very loud minority. The vast majority of churches, Catholic, Anglican etc accept the reality of evolution. It is mainly the Evangelical Christians that are holding on to their ignorant bliss.
They talk about wanting both evolution and Creation taught in science in school, as if they are equally scientifically valid. In fact, on the balance of evidence, Creation would take about ten minutes at the beginning of the year to cover, evolution would require the rest of the year. I believe that is the correct balance which should be achieved. This would also require evolution to be taught in church, however.
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Answer 2

The well informed parents don't want their children taught diatribe like that because it is balderdash!

Modern Apes and modern Humans together with all other primates evolved separately from a common ancestor about 30 some odd million years ago give or take a few million.

Scientists now think it might have been something we call

Aegyptopithecus, found now mostly in modern day Egypt, hence the name. He is thought to have preceded the divergence between old world monkeys and hominids.

So, informed parents do not subscribe to religious misconceptions about evolution.

At least, that would be my guess.

Answer 3

Sarge 972 obviously has never read "The origin of Species" and instead seeks to advance his own incorrect opinions on the subject. Evolution is a fact; Pope John Paul II even accepted it.
And for the last time, we didn't evolve from apes; we're just a member of the ape family.

Answer 4

I wouldn't say American Parents, I would say highly religious parents want their children to believe they evolved from the creation of Adam and Eve and God as the creator and not that we came from a primative Ape. Though some people you can definitly tell.

Answer 5

Yes. There are many people in the US who are very ignorant to evolution and to science in general. Many don't even understand what a theory is and act as if it is negative for evolution to be a theory. Those same people don't seem to have problems with theories like gravity, germs, molecules, or cells.

Answer 6

Well we evolved from a common ancestor not from any ape you would see today. I would hope children are taught truth and scientific evidence rather than saying we appeared out of nowhere thousands of years ago.....which makes no sense at all. We would lose 500 years of progress when religion is taught in science class. If you want to brainwash your kids into believing fantasy then go ahead and send them to Sunday school.

Answer 7

Bravozulu is correct. Most parents want to their child taught science in science class. That would be evolution. Creationism can and should be relegated to Sunday School.

Answer 8

Yes, it is true in much of the country, people do not believe that humans and other mammals evolved from a common ancestor.

They would rather believe in supernatural things that have no basis in scientific fact. They also probably still secretly believe that the earth is the center of the universe and that the world is flat.

Personally, I would like to change the constitutional amendment to say "Freedom FROM religion"

Answer 9

I am sure where ever you are from has Muslims or some fundamentalist Christians that don't accept some basic science. You could make that statement about any country on Earth.

Answer 10

to some degree it all depends on religion and personal theorys i myself believe man evolved from ape