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Why teach evolution?

Asked Aug 14, 2008, 12:20 PM — 31 Answers
I think Olivia Judson makes a really good case for why evolutionary theory should be taught in public school science curricula. What do you think?

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Aug 14, 2008, 01:02 PM
Evolution is a theory so I think that any theory should be also at least mention the other theories. Shouldn't a good scientist be looking at all avenues and coming to their conclusions based on all things?
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Aug 14, 2008, 01:09 PM
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Evolution is a theory so I think that any theory should be also at least mention the other theories. Shouldn't a good scientist be looking at all avenues and coming to their conclusions based on all things?
Which other theories?
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Aug 14, 2008, 01:17 PM
So evolution is the ONLY theory and nobody has any ideas how man came into existence?

I might have to ask my UFO believing friends to explain how the aliens were involved.
Origins and creation

And then there is the creationists they DO have tons of things debunking evolution
Origins and creation

Actually that is mostly what I meant by teaching other theories too is the debunking of evolution.
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Aug 14, 2008, 01:23 PM
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I might have to ask my UFO believing friends to explain how the aliens were involved.
Ask your friends to submit papers to the community complete with evidence, etc.
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Aug 14, 2008, 01:29 PM
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So evolution is the ONLY theory [...] ?
Yes.
lmangileri (Aug 14, 2008 01:51 PM): You have never heard of any other theories? Ever heard of the big bang theory?   Source:
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Aug 14, 2008, 01:30 PM
Like I said I did NOT say teach other theories but mention there ARE other theories

AND wouldn't a good scientist present here are the theories that prove evolution and
These are the theories that say it can't be?
I was taught a good scientist uses all available theories and hypothesis to come to a conclusion.
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Aug 14, 2008, 01:37 PM
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Like I said I did NOT say teach other theories but mention there ARE other theories

AND wouldn't a good scientist present here are the theories that prove evolution and
These are the theories that say it can't be?
I was taught a good scientist uses all available theories and hypothesis to come to a conclusion.
You seem to be confusing what a theory is. There are no "theories that prove evolution and theories that say it can't be". Evolution is itself a theory. There are no other theories that explain how life got from a single self-replicating molecule to the diverse range of life we see today. The theory of evolution is the only theory.
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Aug 14, 2008, 01:46 PM
All I am saying is that I would think that a good scientist would go by things that debunk the claims as well as things that support the claim such as

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/3440/evorel.html
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Aug 14, 2008, 01:53 PM
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All I am saying is that I would think that a good scientist would go by things that debunk the claims as well as things that support the claim such as

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/3440/evorel.html
Wow... You don't think that the assumptions he makes even on the first page are somewhat ridiculous? That it's a "natural law" that every thing happens more than once?
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