The Scopes trial, often called the Monkey Trial, was, and still is one of the most controversial trials in our country's history. The trial addressed evolution which, under The Butler Act, was illegal to teach. A Tennessee teacher taught a high school class evolution from a chapter in a previously state-approved textbook, after being approached by an organization. The Scopes trial was definitely more than just a debate between evolution and creationism, and though it would be hard, you could believe in both. The monkey trial was more than a debate between Evolution and Creationism. This trial also was a debate between modernist and traditionalist views. Many religious people who believed in Creationism also believed in Traditionalist views
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This could be possible because you may say something along the lines of, " There is no way that out of pure luck where something was in the right place at the right time, that all of this could have been created out of absolute nothingness, therefore the universe was created by some kind of god and then science "took control" and the modern animals and humans as we know them came to be through evolution." This would be more logical than perhaps saying something such as," Adam and Eve were created and that is how humans came to be, but all other animals came to be through evolution." This is could be seen as trying to keep with your religious upbringing and beliefs, but you have come to be somewhat a fan of scientific theory through relations you have made over the years. A person may also "believe" in both depending on who they are with. If they are with a group of religious people they may say that they believe in Creationism. Likewise if you are with a group that is more scientific you would say that you support Darwin's theory of Evolution. One would do this so that they would not start any debates that could ruin friendships. The ever-famous Monkey trial was much more than a simple debate between Darwinsm and the bible's creationism. Many believe that they could just believe in both if they truly wanted to (even though it is harder
This could be possible because you may say something along the lines of, " There is no way that out of pure luck where something was in the right place at the right time, that all of this could have been created out of absolute nothingness, therefore the universe was created by some kind of god and then science "took control" and the modern animals and humans as we know them came to be through evolution." This would be more logical than perhaps saying something such as," Adam and Eve were created and that is how humans came to be, but all other animals came to be through evolution." This is could be seen as trying to keep with your religious upbringing and beliefs, but you have come to be somewhat a fan of scientific theory through relations you have made over the years. A person may also "believe" in both depending on who they are with. If they are with a group of religious people they may say that they believe in Creationism. Likewise if you are with a group that is more scientific you would say that you support Darwin's theory of Evolution. One would do this so that they would not start any debates that could ruin friendships. The ever-famous Monkey trial was much more than a simple debate between Darwinsm and the bible's creationism. Many believe that they could just believe in both if they truly wanted to (even though it is harder