Monday, August 29, 2005
MICHAEL M. COX
I was disappointed by the recent comments by President Bush and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., suggesting that it would be appropriate to include the idea known as intelligent design in science curricula.
There are many misconceptions being propagated by individuals intent on undermining science education in this country.
It is simply incorrect that controversy exists in the science community about whether evolution occurred. Evolution is a fact. I have been a scientist for 30 years. In that time, I have been to nearly 100 international conferences and have visited scores of science departments. Never once — anywhere — have I encountered a controversy about whether evolution occurred.