Science, Evolution, and Creationism.

Evolution is one the most robust theories in science, ranking in explanatory ability and depth of insight to the natural world with the theories of the cell, inheritance, gravity, the atom, relativity, and continental drift, for example. The contemporary theory of evolution is a product of more than a century of rigorous observational and experimental testing. The fossil record, developmental biology, biogeography, and most recently molecular biology provide strong, independent cross validation for evolution. Creationism and its manifestations as "Scientific Creationism" and the recently popular "Intelligent Design, on the contrary, are religious and political movements that lack scientific support and cannot be meaningfully tested. Hence, they are not scientific theories and have no place in science curricula.

As a guide to the differences between science and creationism we suggest the following for our students and the interested public,

Materials on the evolution link to the website of Kenneth R. Miller at Brown University. Dr. Miller is the author of a widely used university biology text. These materials address the claims of the Intelligent Design movement.
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Several informative articles on science, evolution, and creationism found at the bottom of Jerry Coyne's website at the University of Chicago. Prof. Coyne is an evolutionary geneticist who has given great thought to the scientific content of creationist claims. Particularly useful is his article form the August 22, New Republic, The faith that dares not speak its name: The case against Intelligent Design. You may download this and other useful articles in pdf format from his webpage.
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