Monday, September 28, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
Jack Hanna comes to SRU
On Wednesday, September 19, 2015, Jack Hanna came to Morrow Field House at Slippery Rock University with some of his rare and exotic animals. These are some pictures from his show.
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| Jack Hanna enters the stage for his show at SRU |
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| The show is about to begin |
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| The crowd is filtering in for the Jack Hanna show |
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| This is an anteater that Jack Hanna brought to SRU |
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| A lemur looks up at his handler |
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| Jack Hanna and his team showing a sloth at SRU |
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| This is my cat Izze wearing a bow |
Monday, September 14, 2015
Creationism: the age old debate
The idea of creationism has been argued amongst people for thousands of years. It is the belief that the universe and all living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution. Evolution is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
A big debate concerning creationism is whether it should be taught to children in schools. There are good arguments on both sides of this debate. One reason people argue for it is that creationism is a legitimate belief system held in this country, and the world for that matter. Children should be given all the information and beliefs about how the world was started and then they can make an informed decision of what they believe.
Another argument for creationism to be taught in schools is that it is part of our history. Creationism dominated people's thinking for many, many years. To deny today's children of learning about it, denies them a chance to learn about an integral part in our history.
The big reason that people cite not to teach creationism in schools is the separation of church and state. Many people believe that religion should be kept out of the schools. A lot of people either don't believe in religion or have varying religious beliefs, so by teaching creationism in schools could violate their freedom of religion granted to all Americans in the First Amendment.
Another reason to not teach creationism in school is that there is no concrete scientific fact of its truthfulness. Educators tend to teach what they can prove, and some would argue that there is more evidence to support evolution than there is creationism.
Whatever your viewpoint on this subject is, one thing remains true: this debate will continue to go on for generations to come.
A big debate concerning creationism is whether it should be taught to children in schools. There are good arguments on both sides of this debate. One reason people argue for it is that creationism is a legitimate belief system held in this country, and the world for that matter. Children should be given all the information and beliefs about how the world was started and then they can make an informed decision of what they believe.
Another argument for creationism to be taught in schools is that it is part of our history. Creationism dominated people's thinking for many, many years. To deny today's children of learning about it, denies them a chance to learn about an integral part in our history.
The big reason that people cite not to teach creationism in schools is the separation of church and state. Many people believe that religion should be kept out of the schools. A lot of people either don't believe in religion or have varying religious beliefs, so by teaching creationism in schools could violate their freedom of religion granted to all Americans in the First Amendment.
Another reason to not teach creationism in school is that there is no concrete scientific fact of its truthfulness. Educators tend to teach what they can prove, and some would argue that there is more evidence to support evolution than there is creationism.
Whatever your viewpoint on this subject is, one thing remains true: this debate will continue to go on for generations to come.
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