Science is a limited way of knowing, looking at just the natural world and natural causes. There are a lot of ways human beings understand the universe - through literature, theology, aesthetics, art or music.

I think what bothers me so much of the time, is they take the data and theory and distort it. They must know they're distorting.

Public schools are where the next generation of leaders are educated and where cultural exchange will take place.

I learned very early on that it's necessary but not sufficient for scientists to go to school board meetings and say, 'We shouldn't be teaching creationism.' Being right doesn't mean it'll pass.

Science is a limited way of knowing, looking at just the natural world and natural causes. There are a lot of ways human beings understand the universe - through literature, theology, aesthetics, art or music.

Creationists who want religious ideas taught as scientific fact in public schools continue to adapt to courtroom defeats by hiding their true aims under ever changing guises.

You can't really be scientifically literate if you don't understand evolution. And you can't be an educated member of society if you don't understand science.