Evolution and Creationism
Sites describing and/or promoting evolution
The sites below provide you with the opportunity to learn more about physical
and biological evolution as well as evolutionist answers to creationist claims.
The site descriptions highlight the most interesting and/or relevant resources
available at each site.
Evolution Directory, from actionbioscience.org of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Understanding Evolution, from the University of California at Berkeley, is designed to provide teachers with the fundamentals for teaching evolution. It covers the basic tenets — variation, inheritance, selection and time — and continues on to more detailed topics such as specific adaptation, classification and evidence. The site also includes dozens of lesson plans and activities for varying concepts in evolution.
The Talk.Origins Archive site
offers an amazing amount of information in the form of full-text articles and
commentary on the theory of evolution, creationism, the age of Earth, flood geology,
catastrophism, and debating creationists. Many of the articles include critiques
of creationist arguments. This site also contains links to other useful Web sites.
The American Association for the Advancement
of Science maintains an Evolution
Resources site (accessible through the Dialogue
on Science, Ethics, & Religion, which provides educational resources,
links to articles and Web sites on evolutionary theory, articles providing "commentary
on the creationism vs. evolution controversy from scientific, religious and other
organizations" (including discussions of the Kansas Decision), AAAS statements
regarding the Kansas Decision, full-text court cases, and historical documents.
National Center for Science Education
is " a nonprofit, tax-exempt membership organization working to defend the teaching
of evolution against sectarian attack." Although navigating this site can be a
little confusing, it provides information on creationism vs. evolution court cases,
ways to support evolution education, and educational resources. Also available
are links to other organizations as well as information on resources for sale
by NCSE.
The National Academy of Science's Science
and Creationism page offers the full text of court cases and books by
Darwin, information on evolution, links to other sites, a list of useful books
and videos, and NAS statements on science and creationism.
The Enter
Evolution: Theory and History site is part of the Museum
of Paleontology at the University of California, Berkeley site. The Enter
Evolution site provides several useful documents designed to improve understanding
of biological evolution: a history of evolutionary thought, an introduction to
phylogenetic systematics, a case study in convergent evolution, and extensive
biographies of scientists who made important contributions in developing the theory
of evolution.
The Kansas Citizens for Science site
is a great source for information on the Kansas Decision. Other useful resources
include the full-text document Science and Creationism: a View from the National
Academy of Sciences, a recommended reading list, and on-line discussion forums.
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The Coalition for Excellence in Science
and Math Education provides information on current evolution vs. creationism
events in New Mexico and Kansas, a full-text newsletter, links to New Mexico and
National Science Standards, and several pages of good science links (many evolution-oriented)
for teachers, students, and the general public.
Teaching about
Evolution and the Nature of Science is an on-line book from the National
Academy Press for K–12 teachers. Included is information on and reasons
for teaching evolution, evolution and the National Science Standards, and activities.
The World of Richard Dawkins,
a site created by Richard Dawkins fan John Catalano, has a tremendous number of
resources relevant to the creationism vs. evolution debate (articles, links),
including a VERY complete sub-site devoted to "the new creationist assault on
science education."
The Skeptical
Creationism Web Site from the American
Humanist Association contains a wide variety of useful links to information
on evolution, pro- and anti-creationism sites, sites on evolutionary scientists
and philosophers, some full-text articles and books, critiques of creationist
arguments, and organizations dealing with the relationship between science and
religion.
The Evolution
site from the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto provides
links to information on evolution, phylogeny, molecular evolution, and journals.
Also contains a list of links to pro-evolution and pro-creationism Web sites.
The Evolution Revolution
site, compiled by three high school seniors, was written for the layperson. Here
you will find a "guided tour of evolution theory," biographies of contributors
to evolutionary theory, and a glossary of terms.
The Philosophy, Science,
and Skepticism: Articles and Links site contains a series of articles
and papers, many of which are written by Mark
Vuletic, a philosophy Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Many of the articles are well documented and useful in evaluating creationist
arguments.
The Evolution
Education Resource Center, a site put up by self-described "concerned
citizen (not a scientist)" Ken Harding, presents a section on evolution for beginners,
relevant links to other sites, and a section on frequently asked questions. This
site does not present specific technical arguments, but instead addresses "nonscientific
objections and misconceptions that people hold." It is written in a conversational
style suitable for the layperson.
No Answers in Genesis! (NAiG) an Australian site, was first launched to counter the ‘Answers in Genesis’ (AiG) web site. NAiG publishes articles by Australian scientists (and others) that expose the fallacies of AiG in particular and young Earth creationism (YEC) in general. NAiG has an extensive list of links to material supporting biological evolution as well as links to major creationist organisations.
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