Evolutionism In Schools

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Are you a man of science? A proper scientist needs to be taught the important knowledge and values of thinking of a scientist. That knowledge being evolutionism, one organism changes slowly over time so that it may survive in the land of predators. But we cannot do so if evolutionism is abolished from school, and replaced by creationism. Let us go over why the sciences of evolutionism should stay in school, rather than creationism.
A statement made on Huffing Post said, “Reports that less than half of American students are proficient in science, and has focused a national spotlight on the inadequacies of science education in the nation’s schools.” This shows that many students all around the country are not being taught the necessary knowledge
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A scientist must also know how to support their statements with evidence, in which a creationist scientist has little or no evidence, but only belief.” As the quote simply said, the sciences of evolution use much evidence to support the theories, while a scientist of the creationism do not have much evidence that supports the topic.
A statement made on the website of the 2016 U.S. National Academy of Sciences, “Despite the lack of scientific evidence for creationist positions, some advocates continue to demand that various forms of creationism be taught together with or in place of evolution in science classes.” Creationist’s positions have not looked for the scientific evidences, to be taught as a science class. However the “scientific” evidence that may counter their theories, they are unwilling to accept those
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But as stated in the 1982 court case McLean vs. Arkansas, the judge states, " Creation scientists cannot properly describe the methodology used as scientific, if they start with a conclusion and refuse to change it regardless of the evidence developed during the course of the investigation." All through the years since creationist ideas started, no matter what evidence or thoughts that went against their religion, it was repelled. In earlier times, people were killed for heresy, which is believing in ideas that go against the

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