IAP Statement on the Teaching of Evolution
Here is a story in the Guardian about the world’s science academies locking arms and digging in their heels to stem the tide of anti-evolution sentiment issuing from the unruly masses. Now if only evolution weren’t such a crock …
Scientists call for better teaching on evolution
http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,1802823,00.htmlRebecca Smithers
Thursday June 22, 2006The world’s leading scientists yesterday urged schools to stop denying the facts of evolution amid controversy over the teaching of creationism.
The national science academies of 67 countries – including the UK’s Royal Society – issued a joint statement warning that scientific evidence about the origins of life was being “concealed, denied, or confused”. It urged parents as well as teachers to provide children with the facts about the origins and evolution of life on Earth. [Was the origin of life problem solved while I wasn’t looking? –WmAD] Read More ›