Thursday, June 22, 2006
Concealed, Denied, Confused
Sixty-seven national academies of science, including the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Britain's Royal Society and the Royal Society of Canada issued a declaration yesterday calling on parents and teachers to provide facts about evolution.
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In various parts of the world, the declaration says, within science courses taught in certain public systems of education, scientific evidence, data and testable theories about the origins and evolution of life on Earth are being concealed, denied or confused with theories not testable by science," the declaration said.
"We urge decision-makers, teachers and parents to educate all children about the methods and discoveries of science and to foster an understanding of the science of nature.
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