The following link is an article that launched a series I presented at my local church at the time (almost 8 years ago). It lays out a four-fold argument in favor of Darwinian evolution. What interests me about this article is that the points the author uses are rather easy to refute by merely setting out a few facts with only a small amount of research, which could be done by just about anyone, anywhere, anytime.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0411/feature1/fulltext.html
Besides the interesting selection of points, this article is also entertaining because of the "artistic" description of the theory of evolution. The sentences below offer one example.
"Evolutionary theory, though, is a bit different. It's such a dangerously
wonderful and far-reaching view of life that some people find it unacceptable,
despite the vast body of supporting evidence."
Dangerously wonderful? Despite the vast body of supporting evidence?
Students need to be trained to read critically and recognize the bias of authors, teachers, etc. If you read the article, then you will find many other not-so-subtle jabs that paint critics of evolution as religious nuts or ignorant fools with covert brush strokes. This is a common tactic of people that lack substance in their position on the real issue.
What makes a scientific theory "dangerously wonderful" anyway?
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