Can Evolution Be Taught In Schools

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A traditional story being taught in school today is scientific naturalism or better known as evolution, which is the belief that living organisms has descended from past organisms that have lived. An example would be that humans have descended from the family of apes, but if you are a believer of the Bible, you would not believe that is true. Evolution is a huge point that schools teach on and it is important that we, as Christians, understand the difference between the actual creation story and what schools teach. Evolution is based on myths and tells us we continuously descend from past organisms because of our shared characteristics, along with other factors. The creation story is at the beginning of the Bible and helps a variety of people make sense of this world, even if people say the Bible is based off a belief as well. …show more content…

When children start school, at an early age, they become directly influenced by teachers that living organisms are evolving from others, so they tend to believe it while growing up, even if they know the Bible’s story is different. Personally, for the longest time, I contemplated what to believe because my school teachers were telling me one thing while my bible school teachers were telling me another. Evolution can have a significant influence on how you put together the pieces in the Bible or whether you believe the creation story at the beginning. Whereas, if children are brought up in a Christian school their views may change how they see the bible verse how someone in a public-school system sees it. Everyone has their own story that will influence their perspective of the world around them, especially interpreting the

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