An editorial in the Saturday, June 7 New York Times once again stated the case for not letting creationism or any other faith-based explanation of life on earth creep into the science curricula of our public schools. The editorial focused on the deliberations of the Texas State School Board of Education regarding a proposal to teach the "strengths and weaknesses" of evolution. The Times accurately identifies this as just another attempt by creationists to further their religious agenda. The Times declared, "Every student who hopes to understand the scientific reality of life will sooner or later need to accept the elegant truth of evolution as it has itself evolved since it was first postulated by Darwin."
In my estimation the Times has it right. I love the phrase the "elegant truth of evolution." All proponents of a naturalistic and scientific view of reality know an elegance that satisfies the aesthetic/religious sensibility. Proponents of the origin and evolution of the universe, including the evolution of life on earth, can further the cause by speaking to this undeniable elegance in inspiring ways.
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