Few public school debates inspire as much controversy or involve such large stakes as that between scientists who advocate teaching only science in science classes and religious and “fair-minded” people who would insert the Old Testament account of Genesis as a literal truth. As school boards and parents struggle to insure that children receive a full education, they must make decisions on whether or not there is any validity to treat Creationists’ “equal time” claims as genuine issues about a science curriculum.

            Evolution Plain and Simple presents a clear, straight-to-the-point case for the teaching of evolution in the public schools. Drawing on his thirty years as an educator and practicing evolutionary zoologist, the author explains:

·         Why the “equal time” claim is a fraudulent claim that wants school boards to think that Genesis is scientific;

·         Precisely what evolution is, and what scientists can and cannot tell based on Darwin’s theory;

·         Why eliminating or diluting evolutionary teaching diminishes all science education;

·         How similar efforts to distort or eliminate evolutionary theory in other countries led to calamitous famines and poverty;

·        Why democratic society’s survival may literally hinge on how well evolutionary science, along with Big Bang cosmology and quantum physics, is taught in the public schools.