We should not teach the controversy

I argue that we should not teach the controversy in schools. I argue that evolution should be taught because evolution is falsifiable and is a fact; however, we should not teach creation because it is not science. While my partner accepted this debate, I was adding a few definitions that we should take note of. A theory is a well-supported conceptual framework that encompasses a large body of scientific facts, inferences, observations, and experiments, and explains them in a coherent way. [1] Secondly, as far as teaching the controversy, this refers to teaching Gen. 1 as defined in d1 I provided in round 1. Moreover, it also infers that this is being taught as fact in the science class; not something that is mere mythology in mythology class. Note: This argument uses a lot of footnotes. Please read the footnotes 1. Schools should teach facts. 2. Evolution is a fact 3. Therefore, schools should teach evolution diseases P1) SCHOOLS SHOULD TEACH FACTS The jobs of the schools is to teach facts, not some theories. For example, do we want schools to teach the flat earth controversy along side of the spherical earth controversy in order to 'respect' the flat earthers? [2] Should we teach in history class that the holocaust is a conspiracy made up by a ton of Zionists in order to make the Jewish haters happy? [3] Or perhaps in medical class, we should have a 3 week unit teaching exorcism and the "fact" that demons, not bacteria cause diseases. [4] What I am arguing is that the above examples are rightfully absurd. We should not teach that the earth is flat because we know that it is not. We should not teach that the holocaust is a conspiracy because there is too much evidence for the contrary. We should not teach medical students exorcism and the theory that demons cause diseases because we know they are caused by bacterium. Likewise, we should teach evolution for the same reason: It is a fact. P2) EVOLUTION IS A FACT Evolution is the backbone of biology. In this premise, I will argue why evolution is a fact and provide evidence for the ToE. A. PREDICTIONS MADE BY EVOLUTION Science is all about predictions. These predictions do not necessarily have to be what is going to happen in the future; but they can refer to what has happened in the past. In any case, evolution has been the basis for predictions which have sense came true. 1. In 1837, a Creationist reported that during a pig’s fetal development, parts of the incipient jawbone detaches and becomes the little bones of the middle ear. Later, it was predicted that we should see a transitional fossil of a reptile with a spare jaw joint right near its ear. We call thi development, parts of the incipient jawbone detaches and becomes the little bones of the middle ear. Later, it was predicted that we should see a transitional fossil of a reptile with a spare jaw joint right near its ear. We call this the cynodont therapsids. [5] 2. Most animals make vitamin c in their bodies; however, humans cannot do this. Consequently, it was predicted that humans have descended from creatures that could, and that we have lost this ability. When we have studied human DNA, we have found a gene which is like the Vitamin C gene in dogs and cats; however, we have been turned off. [6] 3. All great apes have 24 pairs of chromosomes except for humans—we have 23 pairs. What happened to this? Ken Miller[7] notes that humans have a fused chromosome—that is chromosome number 2. We know this from studying the genomes in human Chromosomes which point to the fact that human chromosome 2 is indeed fused. This is a prediction that has been made by evolution; and a confirmation of the occurrences of evolution. I am out of room. I’ll give more in the next round. [1] Fairbanks, Daniel J. "What Is Evolution? " Evolving: The Human Effect and Why It Matters. Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 2012. 16. Print. [2]Believe it or not, there are people who believe that the earth is flat. This society of people is called the "Flat earth society" who believe that the earth is flat! . http://theflatearthsociety.org...; [3]In fact, there are more scientists that deny the holocaust than deny evolution. This point; however, is irrelavent. For more on holocaust denial see . http://en.wikipedia.org...; [4]. In the ancient world, it was once thought that diseases were caused by demonds. The bible attests to this fact and has Jesus and the other disciples healing a lot of people via exorcism. Moreover, people today believe that demons do haunt and hurt people to this very day . http://www.tbm.org...;Hadith teaches that fever is from hell fire: I used to sit with Ibn 'Abbas in Mecca. Once I had a fever and he said (to me), "Cool your fever with Zam-zam water, for Allah's Apostle said: 'It, (the Fever) is from the heat of the (Hell) Fire; so, cool it with water (or Zam-zam water). " Volume 4, Book 54, Number 483, Narrated Abu Jamra Ad-Dabi. For more on the Qur'an and Medicine, see . http://carm.org...; [5] . http://paleodb.org... [6] . http://www.talkorigins.org... [7] See Ken Miller’s lecture on Chromosome 2 . http://www.youtube.com...