Creating Controversy

Re “A Museum That Lies Far, Far Off the Path of Science,” Commentary, Jan. 19: To state it one more time: Evolution is backed by a mass of scientific evidence, creationism (and its more stealth title, Intelligent Design), by none. Creationism is mythology; its advocates ignorant religious extremists who seek to undermine church-state separation and establish a theocracy. To teach it in public schools is obscene and must be aggressively opposed.

Kudos to the American Civil Liberties Union for its recent Cobb County, Ga., court victory. That legal strategy should be followed in every school district throughout the country where creationism rears its illogical, dangerous head.

Michael D. Harris

Reseda

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The foolish column by Patt Morrison needs to be answered. It requires far more faith in scientists who believe in evolution but have never been able to prove it, than it does to accept the biblical account of creation by an all-powerful creator.

For those whose minds are not planted in concrete I recommend a book by Walt Brown, “In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood.” The author began as an evolutionist, but after years of study realized that creation is the more logical answer.

Dolores Lawless

Camarillo

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As a European, I can but applaud the movement to replace real science with “creation science.” The more U.S. schools and school boards turn away from real science, the greater the opportunities for Europe to dominate world science in the 21st century (in competition, increasingly, with China and, decreasingly, with the United States).

David Richardson

Kalmar, Sweden