Imagine that you are part of a group that represents a school board that must vo
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Question
Imagine that you are part of a group that represents a school board that must vote on this issue — Whether biology teachers should be required to teach, with equal emphasis, alternative, non-scientific explanations (like creationism) when they teach evolutionary theory. Think about the resolution below and then vote on the issue. You should also give your rationale for your vote. Consider what you have learned about biology, science, bias, experimentation, etc.. Be specific in your rationale. You need to be convincing in your argument.
Explanation / Answer
Creationism is a religious belief that the universe and life originated from specific act of divine creation.It is the beleive that god has created universe and humankind.Creation science attempts to prove that god create the world by refuting evolution.
Religious explanation for human kind,the diversity of life on earth including Creationism should not be taught as science under any circumstances.As science is the systematic study of the structurs and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
Evolution is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are beleived to have developed from earlier forms.Evolution states that over time,human being and other species have evolved through processes including natural selection.
Scientific theories are not just a guess or haunch but rather these have been tested and observed so many times,In this sense evolution is a fact.Scientific theory is based on evidences from fossil record,genetic information,distribution of plants and animals and similarities across species of anatomy and development.
In science classes teachers should present only scientific explanations for life on earth and process of Evolution by Charles Darwin.
Human understanding is not limited to science only.as Creationism and intelligent design have religious and spiritual implications,they are ideas that should be discussed in private religious schools,house of worship.They should be taught as proper subjects in public schools but definately not as a part of science.