Religious beliefs students have effect learning about evolution

Summary of "Students' religiosity more influential than education in views on evolution" by the University of Alabama. The University of Alabama wrote about the effect students' religious views have on their willingness to learn. It's not surprising that students in the south are more influenced by their religion than by science. Most research on evolution is done in the north and also the midwest; generally, teachers in the south refuse to teach their kids the theory. Studies show that students with weaker religious beliefs tend to be the only ones willing to look into it (University of Alabama, 2014).

It really does not surprise me at all that students at the University of Alabama, especially ones holding strong religious beliefs, refuse to accept something that has so much evidence and research for it. I honestly find it sad. People always say stuff like "Look how far our country's come!" But honestly, there's not much change that's changed at all. Social justice is something really interesting and important to me. I remember at the end of eighth grade, a speaker - Mr. Simpson (Ahmadu's father) - came to speak to us in history class. He gave a beautiful presentation on race and how sadly similar is now versus 100 years ago. His presentation really changed my life. Reading this article just really reminded me of how scared people are of change. I hope someday, for their own good, people will come to realize their privilege and take it in the right direction and accept science and not just their religion.

University of Alabama. (2014, October 7). Students' religiosity more influential than education in views on evolution. ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 11, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141007131244.htm