Creation or Evolution? Regardless of which one is correct, which one should be taught in high school? Recently, states across the U.S. have begun to rethink the curriculum for biology based on this query. The question at hand is whether or not to continue teaching evolution theories such as the Darwin Theory to students. The effect of such uproar has divided towns into the Creators and the Darwins. The ‘Creators’ are those who believe that God created all things, starting with animals and Adam and Eve. The ‘Darwins’, however, agree with Charles Darwin’s theory; that the Big Bang occurred, sparking cell life and therefore evolving cells from sea creatures to apes and eventually, man. Consequently, we are judging our American peers once again based on their beliefs. There are four simple solutions to this inquiry: first, students could continue to learn evolution only, as it is taught now or with subtle yet important changes. Second, biology can teach the creation side only. Third, with many revisions, both may be taught. Fourth, the creation vs. evolution issue could be excluded from the curriculum all together. Each one has its own consequences, but some less severe then the rest. Personally, teaching only one is deplorable. If it’s possible to merely educate both without obvious persuasion, it would be the better choice. If this is impossible though, I think neither creation nor evolution should be part of the biology curriculum.

As schools continue to teach the evolution method, the Creators will feel ignored and undermined. Their beliefs are being ignored in school and consequentially, challenged and weakened. Why must a believer of the divine creation of human theory be diluted into rethinking his or her faith because his or her teacher and role model says otherwise? Likewise, those atheists and non-believers may boast at the so-called ‘fact’ of evolution just because a scientist thinks he’s answered an unattainable question, when instead it is simply the favored theory as well as the only theory in classes. Ignoring the problem and not adapting to at least some of the complaints is no feasible solution.
The word theory implies that someone has proposed a possible explanation for a natural marvel, yet it is undeniably unverified. However, a fact is something concrete and proven, with no guesswork or room for doubt. People accept facts as true and theories as propositions for the unknown truth. If schools are to resume educating students with Darwin’s experiments, they should at least stress that it is not a fact and only a theory. Sophomore biology at Arvada West High School three years ago consisted of no such confirmations. Words such as ‘proved’ and ‘down to a science’ frequented the classroom leaving students no alternate ideas. If no change occurs in how evolution is currently educated, then they could at least ask any pupil who is uncomfortable with or doubtful of the Darwin theory to leave the room and then omit the topic from exams.
No better is it to switch gears completely and teach nothing but the Creation theories. This may satisfy those believers, yet what justice is truly done in doing so? An argumentative point for the Creators lies in a recent public opinion poll in which majority admitted their belief in god’s creation, about fifty-five percent. Only thirteen percent believe in evolution and the remaining thirty-two percent believe in a combination of

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