Eugenie Scott
Eugenie Scott
Eugenie Carol Scottis an American physical anthropologist, a former university professor and one of the strongest voices challenging the teaching of young earth creationism and intelligent design in schools. From 1987 to 2013, Scott served as the Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, Inc., a pro-evolution nonprofit science education organization with members in every state. She holds a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from the University of Missouri. A human biologist, her research has been in medical anthropology...
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When they say 'teach the controversy' their ringing phrase they want us to pretend to students that scientists are arguing whether evolution took place. This argument is not taking place.
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But no one is using irreducible complexity as a research strategy, and with very good reason ... because it's completely fruitless.
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I think we should pay attention to him. We ignore public understanding of science at our peril.
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Lawsuits, from my standpoint, are a sign of failure. We're hoping the lessons of Dover can be communicated throughout the rest of the country.
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It is already clear that the new slogan for the ID movement is going to be 'Teach the Controversy!' -- even though there is no scientific controversy over the validity of evolution in biology.
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This would, of course, not open up science but destroy it.
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The stakes are high. If Kansas gets away with it ... I anticipate that in every state where science standards are up for revision, we are going to be fighting another battle.
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Public schools are where the next generation of leaders are educated and where cultural exchange will take place.
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I learned very early on that it's necessary but not sufficient for scientists to go to school board meetings and say, "We shouldn't be teaching creationism." Being right doesn't mean it'll pass.
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There's a bait and switch going on here because the critics want the textbooks to question whether evolution occurred. And of course they don't because scientists don't question whether evolution occurred.
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I think what bothers me so much of the time, is they take the data and theory and distort it. They must know they're distorting.
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Evolution makes biology make sense. And if you don't teach your students the evolutionary core of biology, you're making it harder for them.
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Evolution is not controversial in the field of science. It's controversial in the public sphere because public education is highly politicized.
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I never say that evolution is a fact. Evolution is a theory. It's much more important than a fact, because theories explain things.