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shortstopkid123
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Many parents argue about schools teaching evolution. Creationalists do not support or believe in the theory of evolution. It goes against their beliefs. They do not believe it should be taught because it apposes many peoples' beliefs. Do you think that it should be taught?

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Lets try not point out certain religions. I am saying creationalists for a reason.

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Wishful_
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Wait what? How is it NOT OK to teach this in public school? It is like not teaching about freaking science because someone doesn't believe in gravity, even though it has been proven it does exist.

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Evolution does not make any such claim related to race. Suggesting that any subgroup of a species is more near or distant in relation than another subgroup is absurd. It's as reasonable as saying your twin sibling is more related to your cousin than you are.

Knowing where to separate different genera or species is important in biology (even though smaller units like subspecies don't make much sense to me). But genetics are crystal clear on one point: there is no evidence for different races in humans. As an example, two random African individuals will statistically have a bigger genetical difference than you'll find between the average African and European. Genetically we're exactly the same.

How is it NOT OK to teach this in public school?

It challenges the world views of many people that are not ready to accept that their notions are not immutable truths, and they worry about their progeniture learning this in school.
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