Teaching of Evolution (your thoughts?)

Do you agree evolution should be taught?

yes	67.3%	[ 1018 ]
no	13.2%	[ 199 ]
I'm not sure.. but I want gold :3	19.5%	[ 295 ]
Total Votes:			[ 1512 ]

[VoijaRisa]

King_Atlantis

science can be observed and recreated in a lab.

science evolution can not be, i agree totally that it shouldnt.

Science doesn't have to be recreated in labs. Observations can be made in nature as we do all the time in astronomy given we can't pull galaxies into labs to play with them. This has no bearing on the scientific process.

King_Atlantis

VoijaRisa

[Lei. Xin. Feng]

Of course they should teach Evolution. It's proven fact, unlike Creationism.
The only thing that religion can argue with science on is the Big Bang Theory.
Beyond that, no. Religion and actual fact should be kept separate.

As an astronomer, I can tell you that trying to argue against the big bang is astoundingly stupid.

lets see...big bang...every thing came from nothing very quikly from one point and is spreading out and getting worse...lets see, what does that prove wink

You've got it the wrong way around. The question isn't about what the big bang proves, it's about what proves the big bang, and the answer is multiple lines of reasoning and evidence, just like any good science.

[Sheynyx]

yes.. i think it should be taught.. teach the youger ones how we got this.. way.. so thay can become not like us.. but better =)

[DARKnCUTE]

In my perspective, I think evolution should not be taught in schools.
1) How will the teachings of evolution ever help us through life?
2) Have you ever seen it happen?
3) Evolution has definitely been proven wrong scientifically. Do you actually think people come from animals such as apes? Scientifically, there was one time scientists were able to find a skull shaped as a human skull with an animal's teeth, but it was later proven false because they soon found out a bunch of kids glued teeth to a skull.

So, overall it should not be taught in schools.

[FullOfArtSkill]

i think that schools should just tell them the theory and not emphasize that it is the only possible reason for existance. crying

[CTFarnham]

DARKnCUTE

In my perspective, I think evolution should not be taught in schools.
1) How will the teachings of evolution ever help us through life?
2) Have you ever seen it happen?
3) Evolution has definitely been proven wrong scientifically. Do you actually think people come from animals such as apes? Scientifically, there was one time scientists were able to find a skull shaped as a human skull with an animal's teeth, but it was later proven false because they soon found out a bunch of kids glued teeth to a skull.

So, overall it should not be taught in schools.

1) If you're at all interested in science, understanding evolution is key.
2) Please read some of the many pages above. Have you heard of bacteria becoming resistant to drugs? Or perhaps the famous finches Darwin found on the Galapagos Islands?
3) If someone's told you this, they were lying to you. The Piltdown Man incident was a hoax but it hardly makes all of the rest of the discoveries invalid.

[Atomic Sky]

DARKnCUTE

In my perspective, I think evolution should not be taught in schools.
1) How will the teachings of evolution ever help us through life?
2) Have you ever seen it happen?
3) Evolution has definitely been proven wrong scientifically. Do you actually think people come from animals such as apes? Scientifically, there was one time scientists were able to find a skull shaped as a human skull with an animal's teeth, but it was later proven false because they soon found out a bunch of kids glued teeth to a skull.

So, overall it should not be taught in schools.

This is blasphemy! This is madness!

Your perspective is full of missinformation.

This is Sparta!!!

[IsisBlitz]

i say it's rediculous you can't have all religion with no science believe it or not the two go together sorta like peas and carrots they have their differences but they're both veggies the point being that faith is taught by and through religion and it is in fact a good virtue while curiousity and exploration rooted from science are good as well both should be taught i believe that both should be balanced i know i lean a bit more to science but when i'm scared i trust in a higher power or when i'm lonely everyone worships in their own way science is just how we think of things logically to us so another sentient beings science could in fact be different. i believe that there is a god and i do thank him when i have things go my way but i believe all the energy around us is our god and he'll always be with us, i believe in reincarnation as well but on the same note for and after life i think it ends up as whatever you think it will be eg.if you believe there is nothing after death then there isn't anything but to not teach the basis of science is like saying a great massiah never came to repent for our sins the only difference is that one is scientically proven the other is written and passed down through the generations both are technically correct

[Vove]

I see not reason why theories of evolution should be taught in public schools. Despite that's I've heard many people debate the fact that science is also a belief in other thread, it is not. It is based on fact.

[Fox o_O]

Geez I hate the teaching of evolution xp

[BlueJ123]

Evolution and creationism go hand in hand, but not human evolution. humans were created by God, thats why they cant find the missing link, because there is none. Other fossil records have proved the evolution of other species, but not humans. Were different than animals. You can't really deny that, because look at out social relations and ability to care, that aren't essential for survival. There is something more. Something we can call a soul. Other than humans, other animals most likely did evole, so yes, teach evolution, Creaitionism, and the possible link between the two.

[Shokushu]

DARKnCUTE

In my perspective, I think evolution should not be taught in schools.
1) How will the teachings of evolution ever help us through life?
2) Have you ever seen it happen?
3) Evolution has definitely been proven wrong scientifically. Do you actually think people come from animals such as apes? Scientifically, there was one time scientists were able to find a skull shaped as a human skull with an animal's teeth, but it was later proven false because they soon found out a bunch of kids glued teeth to a skull.

So, overall it should not be taught in schools.

1) For one it gives us a better understanding of all life. For two it gives us VAST medical benefits. For three introducing kids to this stuff is necessary for the whole voting process as they need to understand the benefits of related research- I could explain those benefits but I don't particularly feel like writing up ten or more pages of text that you don't want to read in the first place.
2) Yes, I see little parts of it every day and have researched quite a bit about the larger chains of events that are clearly evolution and if I felt like it I could learn how to tell the features of animals from their bones and I'd have this long record of various critters to look at with my own eyes.
3) If one bad example makes something wrong then doesn't rabbits not chewing their cud make Christian creationism wrong as well?
There are a few frauds but there are a lot of genuine fossils out there- I'd even say that most of them are genuine.

IsisBlitz

i say it's rediculous you can't have all religion with no science believe it or not the two go together sorta like peas and carrots they have their differences but they're both veggies the point being that faith is taught by and through religion and it is in fact a good virtue while curiousity and exploration rooted from science are good as well both should be taught i believe that both should be balanced i know i lean a bit more to science but when i'm scared i trust in a higher power or when i'm lonely everyone worships in their own way science is just how we think of things logically to us so another sentient beings science could in fact be different. i believe that there is a god and i do thank him when i have things go my way but i believe all the energy around us is our god and he'll always be with us, i believe in reincarnation as well but on the same note for and after life i think it ends up as whatever you think it will be eg.if you believe there is nothing after death then there isn't anything but to not teach the basis of science is like saying a great massiah never came to repent for our sins the only difference is that one is scientically proven the other is written and passed down through the generations both are technically correct

But do all of the ethnicities and subgroups in the states need to be taught that belief about our origins by the government? Would it be right to test them on it?

Hint: no.

[Shokushu]

BlueJ123

Evolution and creationism go hand in hand, but not human evolution. humans were created by God, thats why they cant find the missing link, because there is none. Other fossil records have proved the evolution of other species, but not humans. Were different than animals. You can't really deny that, because look at out social relations and ability to care, that aren't essential for survival. There is something more. Something we can call a soul. Other than humans, other animals most likely did evole, so yes, teach evolution, Creaitionism, and the possible link between the two.

Where exactly is this missing link? What two species would it be between?

For your convenience here are the fossils we classify as hominids:
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Ardipithecus ramidus
Australopithecus anamensis
Australopithecus afarensis
Kenyanthropus platyops
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus garhi
Australopithecus aethiopicus
Australopithecus robustus
Australopithecus boisei
Homo habilis
Homo georgicus
Homo erectus
Homo ergaster
Homo antecessor
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo floresiensis
Homo sapiens

Edit: Oh, and here's a clay recreation of the face from that first one so you've got an idea of what it looked like without having to look up anything yourself-

[Doctor Scientist]

Clearly that's just a picture of Adam and isn't a monkey at all *giggle*
There's no way a monkey could evolve into that whee

[BlueJ123]

Shokushu

BlueJ123

Evolution and creationism go hand in hand, but not human evolution. humans were created by God, thats why they cant find the missing link, because there is none. Other fossil records have proved the evolution of other species, but not humans. Were different than animals. You can't really deny that, because look at out social relations and ability to care, that aren't essential for survival. There is something more. Something we can call a soul. Other than humans, other animals most likely did evole, so yes, teach evolution, Creaitionism, and the possible link between the two.

Where exactly is this missing link? What two species would it be between?

For your convenience here are the fossils we classify as hominids:
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Ardipithecus ramidus
Australopithecus anamensis
Australopithecus afarensis
Kenyanthropus platyops
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus garhi
Australopithecus aethiopicus
Australopithecus robustus
Australopithecus boisei
Homo habilis
Homo georgicus
Homo erectus
Homo ergaster
Homo antecessor
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo floresiensis
Homo sapiens

Edit: Oh, and here's a clay recreation of the face from that first one so you've got an idea of what it looked like without having to look up anything yourself-

Homo floresiensis lived along side modern humans, as opposed to being their predecessorr. The had small bodies, and small brains, and even if they were predecessors to humans, one of these two traits would have to be large ex large bodies with small brains, or small bodies with large brains.

[Shokushu]

BlueJ123

Shokushu

BlueJ123

Evolution and creationism go hand in hand, but not human evolution. humans were created by God, thats why they cant find the missing link, because there is none. Other fossil records have proved the evolution of other species, but not humans. Were different than animals. You can't really deny that, because look at out social relations and ability to care, that aren't essential for survival. There is something more. Something we can call a soul. Other than humans, other animals most likely did evole, so yes, teach evolution, Creaitionism, and the possible link between the two.

Where exactly is this missing link? What two species would it be between?

For your convenience here are the fossils we classify as hominids:
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Ardipithecus ramidus
Australopithecus anamensis
Australopithecus afarensis
Kenyanthropus platyops
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus garhi
Australopithecus aethiopicus
Australopithecus robustus
Australopithecus boisei
Homo habilis
Homo georgicus
Homo erectus
Homo ergaster
Homo antecessor
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo floresiensis
Homo sapiens

Edit: Oh, and here's a clay recreation of the face from that first one so you've got an idea of what it looked like without having to look up anything yourself-

Homo floresiensis lived along side modern humans, as opposed to bring their predecessorr. The had small bodies, and small brains, and even if they were predecessors to humans, one of these two traits would have to be large ex large bodies with small brains, or small bodies with large brains.

And my cousin lives around with modern me but that doesn't mean we're not related.
Do you expect me to only meet the people who contributed their genetic material to me when I list my relatives? That cousin of mine represents a very different but also closely related set of genetic material. It IS indicative of my past, even if it's not my past exactly.

But somehow I don't think you'll understand that so let's remove people from the equation real quick- domestic dogs live right now as do wolves. Do you think that one didn't basically come from the other?