Educational and Scientific Value
See also: Creation and evolution in public educationWhile anti-evolution members of the Texas SBOE have claimed their "weaknesses" campaign has nothing to do with faith, that "We're not putting religion in books", scientists have rebutted that these weaknesses are simply falsehoods. Scientists testified at the state board hearing in November 2008 that evolution is a scientific theory, not a hypothesis and thus does not have weaknesses.
Some scientists, including University of Texas biochemistry professor Andrew Ellington and Houston Independent School District's AP science lead teacher Robert Dennison, are concerned that the mention of "weaknesses" in the curriculum standards has had a chilling effect on science teachers.
In a survey commissioned by the Texas Freedom Network, "94% of Texas scientists indicated that claimed "weaknesses" are not valid scientific objections to evolution (with 87% saying that they “strongly disagree” that such weaknesses should be considered valid)."
Read more about this topic: Strengths And Weaknesses Of Evolution
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