21 SEP 2011 by ideonexus

 Creationism Resistance to Evolution

Why does the public care so passionately about a theory of biology? Because people sense intuitively that there’s much more at stake than a scientific theory. They know that when naturalistic evolution is taught in the science classroom, then a naturalistic view of ethics will be taught down the hallway in the history classroom, the sociology classroom, the family life classroom, and in all areas of the curriculum.
Folksonomies: creationism
Folksonomies: creationism
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Because they feel more is at stake than a scientific theory.