Creation–evolution controversy

The Scopes Trial  John Scopes was a teacher in Dayton, TN, beginning around 1924. He is best known for the controversy that he caused over teaching one very touchy subject to his students, Evolution. In 1925, Tennessee passed the Butler Act which made it illegal for any teacher in a public school "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.” John Scopes was not a…

Evolution is a change in allele frequency in a population over time. This is the passing of genes from one parent to children. This is not the same thought process that people lean toward. People tend to think of evolution as people evolving from monkeys over time. It is a change in a species over time. Evolution is a change in allele of species over time. An individual carries multiple traits from their parents allowing them to pass these genetics down to their children. This is the theory of…

view all begins not as special creations, but as the lineal descendants of some few beings which lived long before the first bed of the Cambrian system was deposited, they seem to me to become ennobled.” Charles Darwin’s original Theory of Evolution has evolved itself with a modern understanding of his theories, and an overall impact on lives and society. First of all, Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species in 1859, first formulated The Theory of Evolution by natural selection. This is…

What is the “right” science to teach students, creationism or evolution? The teaching of creationism and evolution in classes has been a huge controversy over the past decades. The belief that God created the world in a few days or that humans evolved from organisms long ago is still a battle today. Many people believe the idea of evolution because there is evidence to support the arguments that earth slowly developed through natural selection to what we know it as today. Although, there is a…

There is a huge controversy in the United States between whether teachers should educate students on Natural Selection. South Carolina passed a law to allow students to begin learning it this year, but their teachers cannot use the term ‘Natural Selection’ because it does not agree with their senators religion. Evolution has been an issue for many years and goes back to when Darwin created the theory in 1858. He informed the world of his findings after a long period spent observing the…

of the right to think. By examining the real life Scopes Trial as well as the trial presented in the film Inherit the Wind, the controversy between religion and science, the debate between two opposing sides is evident. Inherit the Wind depicts the real life events of the Scopes Trial in creative way, which underlines and reflects the main conflict of teaching evolution in schools, the way bystanders react and the final decision, which impacts the people at the time until the present. Although…

Riley 1 Why is Evolution so important? Some might ask this because of the confusion drawn over the topic. However it is one of the most intriguing scientific theories that exists today. Evolution is far more interesting than the Theory of Gravity, or Germ Theory. This one addressed many age old questions, such as what is our place in this world, and where did we come from. Some might not accept it because it may conflict with their religion, especially in America, where only 60% of all Americans…

back to creationists who reject the idea of evolution. Therefore scientists support the idea that the universe came to be with the big bang theory…

revolutionary he was during the 19th century. With no comprehension of advanced genetics, Darwin figured out how to concoct the thought of acquired characteristics and the transformation of these attributes after some time. Charles Darwin theory of evolution was one of the most significant topics to change and impact the world of science, unfortunately, it didn’t come without ramifications. In 1831, Charles Darwin set sails for a five year voyage, which he would spend all of this time studying…

Darwin’s theory of evolution is widely looked upon, his theory has been around for a very long time and many people have looked into the theory. Charles Darwin was an english naturalist who studies of a variation of plants and animals during a five year voyage around the the world in the 19th century. Charles Darwin did explain his theory and his findings in his book called the “the origin of species”. This book was published in the 1859. Darwin's ideas caused a lot of controversy, and this…