evolution is illegal to teach in schools

simple evolution is not scientifically provable and there for is just a relgion and it is wrong for it to be taught in public school.

Before we begin, let me point out that the Supreme Court case Epperson v. Arkansas established that to outlaw the teaching of evolution is in violation of the First Amendment. So you've kinda already lost in that regard. But on to the real spirit of the debate.

Evolution is both theory and fact at the same time. Observed changes in organisms over time have been proven. (http://www.stephenjaygould.org...) The question is how exactly those changes came about. Gravity is, in fact, also a theory. Does my opponent also want the teaching of gravity to be illegal? Both evolution and gravity are taught in schools under there current theories. That is to say, there is currently no other scientifically acceptable alternative. This is simply a part of science.

My opponent's next claim is that evolution has not yet been scientifically proven and is therefore a religion. As I have previously stated, theories are almost universally accepted explanations among the scientific community for certain facts, or observations. This is a part of science and that is why evolution is taught in SCIENCE class. But let's take a look at the definition of religion, shall we?

Religion
1.
a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.

I presume my opponent would say that religion falls into the last, and most dubious, definition of a religion. By this definition football or basketball are religions, and should not be taught in P.E. class. But even this classification is a stretch. The only reason evolution is so passionately defended is because it is so vehemently opposed by those in the religious community.

As I have shown, evolution, like gravity, is a widely accepted explanation for a set of facts. It is not a religion, as my opponent claims. No one worships evolution or uses it as a set of guiding moral principles. As the Supreme Court has proven, it is most certainly legal to teach it. I believe the burden is now squarely on my opponent's shoulders to come up with some shocking new evidence that proves otherwise.

i am sorry i have so far screwed up this debate but here we go

ok what i want taken out of the schools is the teaching of fakes in most of the schools such things as lucy or neanderthal man (sorry i have really bad spelling) and other things that have been disproven time and time again to be taken out i dont want to pay for them to be taught as yet they are still lies. Ok if you do have facts to evolution that have not been disproven yet (the big bang is not evolution so i do not want to hear about microwave radiation.) i do not mind if you put it in the text books. but still evolution is yet a theory that is not genrally belived cause yet again one third (that is a billion christians and a billion muslims then a suposed amount from other relgions to make up any other deficet you point out) or more of the worlds population can not see this please dont tell me this is because we are a bunch of blind morons i dont want to hear it some of us are open idiots i understand but there are some true genieus among us. ok now it is my turn to post a definition this is a definition for science

1. a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
2. systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
3. any of the branches of natural or physical science.
4. systematized knowledge in general.
5. knowledge, as of facts or principles; knowledge gained by systematic study.
6. a particular branch of knowledge.

ok lets highlight a couple of things here number one uses the word laws not theories number two says observations and no one has observed evolution on a macro scale micro evolution may be a fact and i know a humans immune system does become more advanced and other virus and germs devlope singal new gene.
any how if your so right and evolution is a fact you know whay you are calling me is a monkey plus time or a fish plus time or slime plus time there you go.