... to highlight a current issue in education. Teaching evolution in science classrooms remains complex because teachers do not know how to approach such sensitive subject matter. Religion v. Science: Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution "Science is a system of exploring the natural universe through data collected by observation, experimentation, and peer verification (Arkansas Curriculum Framework, http://arkedu.state.ar.us/curriculum/benchmarks.html#Science, 1999.)". In science ... sick, and thus engage in competition for the remaining resources (Raven, P.H. & Johnson, G.B., 1999). Malthu...

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The Theory of Evolution The theory of evolution, as set forth by Charles Darwin in 1859, stated that all plant and animal life evolved over long periods of time from simple to more complicated forms through mutation and adaptation. He also taught that only the fittest of each species would survive. He further postulated that the first living cell evolved in a "warm warm little pond" and ... to be the most stubborn problem t! hat confronts us - the weakest link in our argument [for the origin of life]."(Wald,1967). Mendel's Laws explain most of the physical variations observed in living things...

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... must have challenged human curiosity and imagination as soon as early man had time for activities other than survival. In 1859, Charles Darwin published the Origin of Species, and since then, people have debated between the creationism and evolutionism theories. The theory of evolution has been supported only through various religious writings, particularly the Bible. Creationists believe in a divine creator, God. ... Creationism has a broad range of beliefs involving a reliance on God's miraculous work to explain the origin of the universe, of life, and of the different kinds of plants ...

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Charles Darwin stated a controversial theory of evolution that has remained such a prominent aurgument in science that it is still talked about in present day. His work, entitled "Origin of Species", stated the possibility that humans were not created but evolved from natural processes. Although, he was not the first to express these ideas, Darwin's published theory was neither accepted nor appreciated by the religious community. Creationism, as believed ... observations and collecting data on various forms of science. Using radiometric dating methods, sedimentary rocks have been dated at bei...

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