Sunday, 22 April 2007
Introduction
The theory of evolution, discovered by Charles Darwin, is the change of organisms over time under environmental pressure. More precisely, it is the change in the gene pools of living populations of species which occurs over time. Ever since it was formulated, there have been many controversies regarding Darwinian theory and whether it should be taught in science classes in Singapore. Since Singapore is a multi-racial country, there are various religious beliefs that contradict this theory of evolution. Therefore, we have come together as a team of experts under the Ministry of Education to investigate the theory of evolution regarding Natural Selection and evaluate the appropriateness of including it in the education syllabus in Singapore. Read on and find out the different views of historian, evolution expert, evolution opponent and science investigator on the theory of evolution!