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Although the Intelligent Design theory presents interesting objections, the idea that someone or some thing is absolutely necessary for every progressive development within a species fails to be prevalent through consistent testing of such debates. Intelligent Design provides much more theory than it does evidence; while evolutionism provides physical evidence to back its conceits. Yet, despite the stronger merit towards the evolutionist theory, schools should present both theories in order t allow each student the capability to reason for themselves about the nature of the earth and its inhabitants.
Lessons regarding the Intelligent Design theory should be presented to students with the idea that it is a relatively improvable theory rather than pure scientific fact.
Mayr, Ernst. What Evolution is. Basic Books. 2002. And so, both evolution and Intelligent Design should be presented to students with their benefits and all facts which don't match up. Since...
Inevitably, it is up to each individual to choose what one believes,
Works Cited
Mayr, Ernst. What Evolution Is. Basic Books. 2002.
Meyer, S.C. "DNA and the Origin of Life: Information, specification and explanation."
Darwinism, Design, & Public Education. Michigan State University Press. 2003. Pp. 223-285.
Sloan, Phillip. "Evolution." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2008. Retrieved 29 Nov 2008 at http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evolution/#2.2.
Tungate, Mel. "Evolution Court Cases." Tungate. 2006. Retrieved 30 Nov 2008 at http://www.tungate.com/evolution_court_cases.htm.
Wells, Jonathan. "Survival of the Fakest." American Spectator. 101 (6). 1996. Retrieved 30 Nov 2008 at http://www.discovery.org/articleFiles/PDFs/survivalOfTheFakest.pdf
Works Cited
Mayr, Ernst. What Evolution Is. Basic Books. 2002.
Meyer, S.C. "DNA and the Origin of Life: Information, specification and explanation."
Darwinism, Design, & Public Education. Michigan State University Press. 2003. Pp. 223-285.
Sloan, Phillip. "Evolution." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2008. Retrieved 29 Nov 2008 at http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evolution/#2.2.
Tungate, Mel. "Evolution Court Cases." Tungate. 2006. Retrieved 30 Nov 2008 at http://www.tungate.com/evolution_court_cases.htm.
Wells, Jonathan. "Survival of the Fakest." American Spectator. 101 (6). 1996. Retrieved 30 Nov 2008 at http://www.discovery.org/articleFiles/PDFs/survivalOfTheFakest.pdf
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