By denying accurate education it can cause many problems academically and socially. If someone wants to go into biology to become a doctor and doesn't have a basic understanding of evolution, that may cause them to fail in their attempt to become a doctor. Our society thrives on intelligence and if you equip a child with bad information it can have implications later in life that you may not foresee. I think teaching a child creationism is akin to teaching them left = right and right= left or that the holocaust never happened.
Carl Sagan discusses in his book "The Demon-haunted World" how America, as a country is losing it's edge in science education, especially in comparison with other countries. This study discusses how American students are failing in bioscience.
Carl Sagan discusses in his book "The Demon-haunted World" how America, as a country is losing it's edge in science education, especially in comparison with other countries. This study discusses how American students are failing in bioscience.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin
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