Biological Theory of Evolution Should Be Taught in All Public Schools

I have not been persuaded. In the first round of acceptance I stated that. "I accept. Not because I believe that evolution should be withheld as a theory." It is Pro who then proceeded to say, "For sake of argument, lets accept Evolution as theory but not fact." In other, words my thesis was one that disagreed with Pro's because I felt it needed to be qualified.Pro's thesis:Biological Theory of Evolution Should Be Taught in All Public SchoolsCon's thesis:Biological Evolution should be taught only as a theory in All Public SchoolsThe distinction is subtle, but important. Pro may say, "It doesn't matter how it is taught, the issue is should it be taught." My position is that if it is not taught as a theory, then it should not be taught at all. Otherwise, it is propaganda, and not genuine education."Evolution is one of the most tested and accepted theories in science."It is correct that it is accepted, but tested is incorrect. Again, on the micro evolution scale I have consented it to be scientific fact. However, we cannot truly test macro evolution because it would take several thousands (or millions) of years to observe. This is why it is a theory. Again, there is scientific evidence to support it (http://evolution.berkeley.edu...) there is also evidence that contradicts it. (http://www.icr.org...) Therefore, it has been contested, but not tested using the traditional scientific method. (http://www.sciencebob.com...)"Religion isn't taught in public school, but if it was I would be in favor of it including Creationism."2 things.(1) Religious movements are taught in history classes. There are not classes designed to teach religious ideologies, but religion is included in history and philosophy. (2) Creationism is not dependent on religion. This word has culturally been made to refer only to a Christian's conception of the biblical creation account. However, I believe a more proper definition is the one given to intelligent design. Religion: "the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods."Intelligent design (what I mean by creationism): "the theory that life, or the universe, cannot have arisen by chance and was designed and created by some intelligent entity."I do believe that the biblical account should be given some weight due to biblical account and how old the literature is (http://en.wikipedia.org...) Therefore, why shouldn't this theory be given just as much credit in public schools? However, we should not propagate religion in schools, but religion is to big to ignore it. Again, I first proposed the evolution should be taught as theory and not as fact. My opponent agreed and then claimed that I had been persuaded. This is not true. It is confusing because of the ambiguity in your thesis. However, you have argued your side and I have argued mine. Pro's thesis: Biological Theory of Evolution Should Be Taught in All Public SchoolsCon's thesis: Biological Evolution should be taught as theory in all public schools. I would like to thank Pro for his time and the readers for theirs as well. Happy voting :).More sources for fun.http://www.icr.org...http://www.godandscience.org...http://www.famousscientists.org...http://www.ucg.org...http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com...http://www.overcomeproblems.com...http://www.ldolphin.org...http://www.youtube.com...http://www.youtube.com...http://www.youtube.com...https://www.debate.org...