Academics fight rise of creationism at universities

[Canadian]

A growing number of science students on British campuses and in sixth form colleges are challenging the theory of evolution and arguing that Darwin was wrong. Some are being failed in university exams because they quote sayings from the Bible or Qur'an as scientific fact and at one sixth form college in London most biology students are now thought to be creationists.

Earlier this month Muslim medical students in London distributed leaflets that dismissed Darwin's theories as false. Evangelical Christian students are also increasingly vocal in challenging the notion of evolution.

In the United States there is growing pressure to teach creationism or "intelligent design" in science classes, despite legal rulings against it. Now similar trends in this country have prompted the Royal Society, Britain's leading scientific academy, to confront the issue head on with a talk entitled Why Creationism is Wrong. The award-winning geneticist and author Steve Jones will deliver the lecture and challenge creationists, Christian and Islamic, to argue their case rationally at the society's event in April.

"There is an insidious and growing problem," said Professor Jones, of University College London. "It's a step back from rationality. They (the creationists) don't have a problem with science, they have a problem with argument. And irrationality is a very infectious disease as we see from the United States."

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Why would they believe creationism as true? It does not stand up. None of the scriptures stand up to science. I dunno, I guess some want to stay ignorant? Like the person who wrote this note...




about this sticker: lol

[Toby Fourre]

We seem to be entering a new dark age.

[Durgan]

We seem to be entering a new dark age.

From viewing the internet over the years and the various responses by people. I am almost convinced that we were in the dark ages and didn't know it.

I use to go on my way and assume people naturally accepted the various revelations propagated by science, and social findings that were presented in a digestible form as truths. Question maybe, but in general accept as fact, subject to change with new revelations.

My assumptions are/were wrong. There is much ignorance out there. Assuming we are dealing with the few who can write and operate a simple computer, what must the views of the general masses.

Yes, we are in a Dark Age, with maybe a glimmer of light in the distance. Whether it survives remains to be seen.