Should Creationism Be Taught In Schools Essay

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Evolution or Creationism? It’s one of the biggest topics in the public schools. Do the teachers teach just evolution or just creationism? Or should they teach both; or maybe they should just avoid it all not teach any of it. The controversy over what to teach in the classroom still remains; while some believe the schools need to teach evolution, and other think the schools need to teach creationism.
Evolution should be taught in our schools because It's in the textbooks. “In Alabama, biology textbooks bear stickers reading: "This book may discuss evolution, a controversial theory some scientists give as an explanation for the origin of living things…”(“Creationism Debate Rages”). Why would they put something false in textbooks? It shows that even the schools believe in it. “The vast majority of scientists believe that life on earth began around 4 billion years ago” (“Creationism Debate Rages”). The smartest people in the world believe that people were made through evolution. John Glenn, an American astronaut, says "I don't see that I'm any less religious by the fact that I can appreciate …show more content…

Evolution can still be taught, but creationism should be taught also. In Genesis 1:1 it says “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (BibleGateway). This quotes from Genesis shows God created earth. “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them” (BibleGateway). In this quote it shows why people believe in creationism. If evolution can be taught in schools, creationism should also get taught. “...only about 70% of students entering college report that their high school biology courses included evolution (in some form) and not creationism”("Evolution and Creationism”). These students are only taught one theory of how life began so that’s the one they will believe. They are both theories and one should not be taught because it is associated with a

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