Should Creationism Be Taught In Schools

While extreme creationists continuously push for only the teaching of creationism instead of evolution in classrooms, others claim that both models should be objectively taught. Creation scientist and American Christian Henry M. Morris, founder of the Institution for Creation Research and the “father of modern creation science”, is one representative of this group (Morris). Like other creationists, he does not support evolution for a countless number of reasons, including that it is not a scientific fact, theory, or hypothesis; it is merely a belief and nothing more. However, Morris suggests that neither evolution nor creationism can be proven or tested, meaning that no one can prove one idea over the other. Therefore, he says both models of creation should be unbiasedly taught in classrooms along with pros and cons of each side.