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The conflict on genesis: building an integral bridge between creation and evolution

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In this paper I respond to Long’s paper in which he uses an ethnographic snapshot of a rally of scientists against the perceived ‘dumbing down’ effect of the new Answers in Genesis Museum in Kentucky to raise educational concerns about the effects of creationist influence on the science curriculum in American schools. In my response I contextualise the conflict between creationists and evolutionists in the history of the Christian Churches and in my own personal history. Furthermore I illustrate how historically there been multiple versions and interpretations of the creation story in the past resulting in much conflict and angst. Finally I suggest an integral perspective that allows us to envisage a curriculum that presents multiple perspectives to students as a possible alternative to epistemological narrow-mindedness.

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  1. School of Education, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia

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Settelmaier, E. The conflict on genesis: building an integral bridge between creation and evolution. Cult Stud of Sci Educ 5, 243–249 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-009-9250-1

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