Darwin’s theory of evolution is an impressive unifying principle that credibly explains that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor and therefore, should be taught in public schools. The movie Inherit the Wind was written in as a response to the threat in intellectual freedom. The movie was loosely based on the Tennessee versus John Thomas Scopes trial that captured the nation’s attention as a media circus. The State of Tennessee v. Scopes and informally known as the Scopes Monkey Trial—was an American legal case in 1925 in which a high school biology teacher John Scopes was accused of violating the state's Butler Act that made it unlawful to teach evolution. The movie was very critical of Creationism.
The trial is perhaps best known today for serving as the inspiration for the play, and later the movie, Inherit the Wind, both of which were critical successes. State Representative John W. Butler, a Tennessee farmer, succeeded in passing the anti-evolution law that was known as the Butler Act. [2] Butler later stated, "I didn't know anything about evolution... I'd read in the papers that boys and girls were coming home from school and telling their fathers and mothers that the
The terms IQ, general mental ability or simply intelligence are often used interchangeably to refer to common characteristics shared by cognitive tests. However, none of these terms take into consideration environmental factors. Therefore, the argument that some races are intellectually superior to others cannot be supported in light of the Flynn effect (Haney, 1999). In the early 20th century the citizens of Paris objected to spending tax money on educating mentally retarded children. Psychologist Alfred Binet was hired to develop a test to identify mentally retarded children so that they could be removed from standard classrooms.
Mirabai - One of India's most beloved Bhakti poets (1498-1547), she helped break down the barriers of caste and tradition. SIr Issac Newton - English natural scientist (1643-1727) whose formation of the laws of motion and mechanics is regarded s the culmination of the Scientific Revolution. Protestant Reformation - Massive schism within Christianity that had its formal beginning in 1517 with the German priest Martin Luther; while the leaders of the movement claimed that they sought to "reform" a Church that had fallen from biblical practice, in reality the movement was radically innovative in its challenge to Church authority and its endorsement of salvation "by faith alone." Sikhism - Religious tradition of northern India founded by Guru Nanak Ca. 1500; combines elements of Hinduism and Islam and proclaims the brotherhood of all humans and the equality of men and women.
The first personality theory that will be applied to Ted Bundy is Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory of how he believes that environmental stimuli influence our behavior. The other personality theory discussed will be Sigmund Freud’s theory of the Id, Ego, and Superego. Both theories will attempt to explain why Ted Bundy became a serial killer. Childhood Development Theodore Robert Cowell, also known as Ted Bundy, was born on November 24, 1946, illegitimately, to a girl named, Louise Cowell. Louise became pregnant out of wedlock, and because of her religious beliefs, her parents sent her away to a home for unwed mothers, to give birth to Ted.
The French naturalist Geoffroy St. Hilaire would champion another version of evolutionary change in the 1820s, and the British writer Robert Chambers would author a best-selling argument for evolution in 1844: Vestiges of a Natural Creation. And in 1859, Charles Darwin would publish the Origin of Species. Lamarck, St. Hilaire, Chambers, and Darwin all had radically different ideas about how evolution operates, but only Darwin's still have scientific currency today.Darwin relied on much the same evidence for evolution that Lamarck did (such as vestigial structures and artificial selection through breeding), but made completely different arguments from Lamarck. Darwin did not accept an arrow of complexity driving through the history of life. He argued that complexity evolved simply as a result of life adapting to its local conditions from one generation to the next, much as modern biologists see this process.
The Intelligent Design Versus Evolution Debate: An Overview Intelligent Design vs. Evolution , 2008 Neil Munro writes on issues of science and technology for the National Journal, a weekly magazine on politics and government. The intelligent-design (ID) and evolution controversy is a debate between those who oppose scientific materialism, a belief system that ID advocates claim ignores moral concerns and religious values, and scientists defending years of scientific accomplishments. ID proponents claim that the theory of evolution does not explain complex processes and that public schools should teach that an intelligent designer could fill these gaps. Scientists argue that no scientific evidence supports the existence of an intelligent designer.
Write your paper about a hypothetical proposal that is before the elected school board for the public schools in your city. The proposal stirs deep controversy in the community. Opponents claim that it would violate the Constitution’s prohibition against a “establishment of religion.” The proposed mandatory regulation states: “The theory of ‘intelligent design’ shall be taught in the public schools of this city in all classes where the theory of evolution is taught. The theory of ‘intelligent design’ shall be taught as a possible scientific explanation for life, and other aspects of the universe, and as an alternative to the scientific explanation offered by the theory of evolution. For purposes of this regulation, ‘intelligent design’ is a theory that certain features of the universe and living things ‘are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection’ as claimed by the theory of evolution.” [See: IDEA Center.
Richard John Neuhaus, author of “How We Got To Where We Are”, reflects back as early as 1965. During this time the argument was which political party would support the idea of legalizing abortion. The idea of the Democrats supporting abortion was not acceptable. According to McKenna’s Rip Van Winkle, “… there is the heavy concentration of Catholics in the Democratic party. The church hierarchy would go bananas if any prominent Catholic Democrat – or any Democrat came in favor of abortion.” By 1940, Democrats seemed to be the party leaning towards Abortion because of the feminists piggybacked on the Civil Rights Amendment.
World Religion Study Guide Secularity * Mid-Late 1800s (after 1850), 19th century * Threat to Christianity * Science/Evolution (Bible has errors according to Darwin) * Women’s Rights and women’s sexuality * Higher Criticism (Christians movements to try to recognize how humans messed up the bible) * Awareness of other religions (and atheism) * New strategy was created to fight Secularity and that was world religions * World religions were created to save Christianity from secularity. Darwinism/Evolution * Mid-19th century * “On the Origen of Species” (1859) * Charles Darwin formulated the scientific theory of evolution by natural selection (adaption) to compete, survive, and reproduce. * Connected to the term atheistic