[Taxacom] Fwd: evolution education

[Vincent, Michael A. Dr.]

I rarely respond to a post on TAXACOM, but feel the statement made by John Grehan needs a response.  He said "I sometimes wonder if evolution would be better served left out of the pre-university education system altogether."

Given the fact that the majority of people in our country do not pursue education post-high school, this seems a very naïve and disappointing statement.  If evolution is left out of science education in our country, we will all suffer for it.  We have enough ignorance about the topic already!

Mike

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