Evolution in Texas Textbook Adoption

Unintened consequnces

Impact national education

Texas large market for books sets the tone for other manufactures

Other states will use Texas' Textbooks in their class rooms

International perception of USA

Subtopic

Unfair persecution of anti-darwin ideas. Leaves no room for error or questioning of current theories.

Provide a solid educational foundation for children

A well rounded and knowledgeable student will produce a well rounded and knowledgeable adult.

Prepare our children for the real world with multiple ideas and approaches to

Present all potential theories

Evolution is a theory, must present possible alternatives

Creationism/Intelegent design provide possible alternatives to the origin of life that evolution can not answer.

Texas Constitution: Article 1 Section 6 All men can worship as they see fit. No man or authority can force such views on another. It is the duty of Legislature to protect this equality.

Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 U.S. 578 (1987) : Federl supreme court ruleing on a law requiring that creation science be taught in public schools, along with evolution, was unconstitutional because the law was specifically intended to advance a particular religion.

SB 197- required changes to curriculum available to public 3 days prior to consideration of SBOE. Also require 24 hours before it is finalised. Failed

SB 1406 - would give the State Board of Education oversight over the state’s regional education service centers, including curriculum materials developed by the centers. Passed

SB - 77 would place the SBOE under periodic review by the Sunset Advisory Commission. Failed

Concervatives

Creationists

Churches

Parents

Creation Science Hall of Fame

Daniel Romo

Raymond Bohlin

Young Earth Creationist

Individuals

Rick Perry

Gail Lowe

Ide Trotter

Citizen Groups

Texans for Better Science Education

Ide Trotter

Unbiased groups

Texas Association of School Boards

Texas Freedom Network

Kathy Miiller

Liberals

Academia

Texas Education Agency

Center For Educational Freedom

Neal Mccluskey

Nation Center for Science Education

Josh Rosenau

Citizen Groups

Texas Citizens for Science

Individuals

Ron Wetherington

Casey Luskin

Biology Review Team

Evolutionists

Ron Wetherington,

Stephen Meyer

Creationist

Ide Trotter

Richard White

David Zeiger

Walter Bradley

Daniel Romo

Raymond Bohlin

Evolution

No scientific bases for intelegent design/creationism

Age of the Earth

Age of earth is at least 4 billion years old

Natural Selection and Darwinism

While there are some flaws/missing data in fossil record, Darwin did not base his theory on the fossil record alone.

There is ample evidence for both tempos of evolutionary changeoccurring. The fossil record bears no such evidence that one predominates over the other.Where the fossil record is sufficiently sensitive to give a chronological approximation of changes, gradual change still appears to be typical.

Peppered moth and finch beaks are still good examples of envriomental based evolutionary factors

“Some mutations may lower fitness by decreasingan individual’s ability to survive and reproduce. Other mutationsmay be lethal. Still other mutations mayimprove an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce.” Text in book is corrrect

Anti-Evolution

Teach all side of origins of life

Evolution is a theory

Life/The cell is too complex to be random

Haeckels Embryo

Strength and Weaknesses

Can not provide origin of life

Gradualism and sudden appearance of like during Cambrian explosion does not match up with the ideals of the fossil record. Gradualism and Cambrian explosion are contradictory

Radioactive dating is inaccurate

Outdated refences/support of enviromental drives for evolution. i.e Peppered moth, and finch beaks

Change wording from "Some mutations may lower fitnes" to Mostmutations led to defective offspring while some may only lower fitness

Age of the Earth

Young Earth Creationists say it's 10,000 year old

Other creationists will agree that it is roughly 4 billion years old

Genesis in the bible is the literal beggining of the world