I've decided to tackle the life-long controversial dispute between creationism and evolution. I suppose this would come from a philosophical and sociological approach. I'm a little nervous about researching this topic because of the small scale intense debates I have been involved in, not ending too well. I have grown up in an Orthodox family, never understanding or believing in what my family believes in. I am interested to see how one is influenced by their beliefs and how both atheists and theists view our existence based on how they believe we have come to be. I intend to interview younger and older audiences. I'm targeting these individuals because I believe there would be an element of differentiation of influences within the different spectrum of time - as most people may know that science is becoming more and more influential in this day and age.
Below is a book I have skimmed over, 'Defending evolution':
https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=1NrssPvr7CwC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=creation+evolution&ots=8fUKiUmSAi&sig=__I8NHUgj19RO7h4AzTBVez-08Q#v=onepage&q=creation%20evolution&f=false
You might enjoy this intense debate between Richard Dawkins and Wendy Wright:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AekFGksvuDU
This is a brave subject to tackle so first I commend you for endeavoring it. I have began to identify the increasing secularism evident within our education system so this is a very relevant topic for us as Pre Service teachers. I find this interesting having been to a Catholic Primary School as well as Secondary School that promoted Creationism to now be in a time that it is becoming more controversial to promote this views. I find that Richard Dawkins provides a strong case for evolution and I think this is due to his timing within the debate as well as his aggressive approach.
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