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 Majority of Britons say creationism should be taught in schools
The Times and Daily Mail report today that more than half the British population believe children should be told about creationism in school science lessons, a poll reveals today.
The study, published to coincide with a British Council symposium on science education, suggests that three-quarters of adults support the teaching of evolution. But only one in five thinks this should be to the exclusion of theories such as creationism and intelligent design.
According to the poll 54 per cent of Britons want biology teachers to discuss 'alternative perspectives' on human origins alongside traditional explanations of evolution.
They also want children to be told about intelligent design, the idea that aspects of the universe are too complex to be explained by science and natural selection.
The MORI research, commissioned by the British Council, polled 1,000 adults in Britain among 12,000 in ten countries, including America, Russia and India.
British support for teaching other theories alongside evolution was higher, at 54 per cent, than in any of the other countries apart from Argentina and Mexico.
Members of the public in Argentina, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Spain and the United States were also questioned.
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(Sources: The Times, Daily Mail, 26/10/09)
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