Darwinism divides
by Kirsty on Nov.30, 2009, under Healthcare News
Over 50% of adults feel that school sciences lessons should teach both evolutionary theory and creationism alongside each other. The survey was carried out in 10 countries which were:
- Argentina
- China
- Egypt
- Great Britain
- India
- Mexico
- Russia
- South Africa
- Spain
- USA
Of those surveyed over 7,000 knew of Darwin’s work already. In the survey people were asked which statements were closest to their own opinion about how evolutionary theories should be taught in science lessons in schools. The highest proportion agreeing that evolutionary theories alone should be taught was in India, at 49%, followed by Spain (42%).
Darwinism is a controversial theory as it challenges religious explanation for life on earth. However it seems that alot of people feel that it is good to have the two opposing theories taught alongside each other which would suggest that society has progressed and nows feels that both theories are valid and have equal credibility. It shows a tollerance of differences, this could be due to the fact that due to immigration and now countries are becoming more multicultural, if you attempted to teach all of the religious theories it would take a very long time.
