Open AccessBiological Evolution and the History of the Earth Are Foundations of Science
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Publication year - 2008
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eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2008eo030005
Subject(s) - appeal , doctrine , epistemology , natural (archaeology) , natural science , earth (classical element) , scientific theory , environmental ethics , science education , sociology , philosophy , political science , history , law , archaeology , mathematics , mathematical physics
AGU affirms the central importance of including scientific theories of Earth history and biological evolution in science education. Within the scientific community, the theory of biological evolution is not controversial, nor have “alternative explanations” been found. This is why no competing theories are required by the U.S. National Science Education Standards. Explanations of natural phenomena that appeal to the supernatural or are based on religious doctrine—and therefore cannot be tested through scientific inquiry—are not scientific, and have no place in the science classroom.