Evolution versus creation has been a debate lasting

decades upon decades in the United States and around the

world. The mock trial held during class, however, was not

to prove one view as right and the other wrong. Rather,

the focus of the trial, from the view of the prosecution,

was simply to prove that creation should not be taught as a

The prosecution and the defense were each allowed

four witnesses. A fifth grade science teacher, a preacher,

a world religions professor, and Dawkins were called to the

stand by the prosecution. My part in the trial was that of

the preacher. Our argument was simple; the preacher believed

creation to be true, of course, but did not see how creation

could be taught as a science. Instead, the view of creation

should be a part of a religion or philosophy class.

According to the scientific method, a true

scientific hypothesis or theory about anything must be able

to be proven false. "There is a very import

being created humankind, which is embraced by the term creation

Creation, however, should not be completely written

characteristic of a scientific theory or hypothesis, which

same conditions that would have existed on the early earth.

according to the United States Supreme Court, creation

science, the act impermissibly endorses religion" (Court

philosophy class should insert the teachings of creation

should not be taught as a science because it goes against the

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