Evolution Theory Prevails In Most Western Curricula
Since even before John Scopes' famous "monkey trial" in 1925, the acceptance of evolution in American schoolhouses has been uneasy. Elsewhere, however, Charles Darwin's famous theory is taught with the same certainty as Sir Isaac Newton's law of gravity.
Evolution "is no more controversial than gravity," said Eugenie C. Scott, the executive director of the National Center for Science Education, an Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit group that strongly supports the teaching of...
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