TSAS Religion, Philosophy and Ethics A Level Website
Evolution
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TSAS Religion, Philosophy and Ethics A Level Website
Evolution |
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Make sure that you visit the Web Forum - take part in on-line discussion. 
Use the links on this site to compare the Creatonists' view with the Darwinian Evolutionists. Scroll down to begin. |
Use these links to support your work. The pages refer to individual sections from the RPE Specifications: Philosophers |
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Quick Links Evolution -:- Creationism Recently the differences between Religious and Scientific beliefs about Creation have been in the news - a School in Gateshead has been criticised for teaching a Creationist view of the Origins of the Planet. School attacked over evolution teaching Emmanuel College is in Gateshead, in the North East. This is the story from BBC News Online about the School's approach to the teaching of the Science curriculum. Click here to see an article on the Political background to the story, or here to visit the School's website. Intelligent Design This is a variation of Paley's Argument From Design - there is a movement to have the theory included alongside (or even instead of) Evolution and the Big Bang. The BBC has a news story about this - click here. These sites are dedicated to the Scientific research of the Theory of Evolution The University of California at Berkeley The Museum of Palaontology's exhibit on the history of Evolutionary theory. Saint Louis Science Centre A guide to the mechanics of the evolutionary process! The Darwin Debate Robert M. Young's article on the debate - his site includes links to the Sheffield University Department of Psychology. The Kansas Evolution Debate Click here to read the BBC News report on the debate over teaching evolution in science classes in America's schools. Richard Dawkins This is an unofficial site dedicated to Dawkins, with some useful stuff on Science and Religion. There is a section devoted to Prince Charles's recent Reith Lecture in which he criticised Scientists - read Dawkin's response. These are the Creation Science sites. They are run by scientists and others who argue for the Biblical creation story. Answers in Genesis This is the organisation that Ken Ham has toured the UK with. It is an evangelical website, designed to promote the Creation Scientists' views. Click here to see the American version. Institute for Creation Research Click here to visit a site run by fundamentalist Christians concerned to put the Biblical view of Creation across. Creation on-line Another Christian site arguing for the Genesis story. Creation Science in the Classroom This is a site run by a former Head of Science in a School in Wales. He now works to promote the Genesis story in Science lessons. Creation Research Society This is a community of scientists who claim International recognition for their research into Creation. Ken Ham Click here for some background to the Creationist featured in the Newsnight debate that you saw in class. It is an e-mail text from a college in America where scientists have been debating the impact of Creationism on the Science curriculum in schools. |