A leading scientist in the U.K. says creationism should be taught in schools as a legitimate worldview.
The Rev. Michael Reiss is education director for the Royal Society, which has claimed Charles Darwin among its members. Although Reiss strongly supports evolution and natural selection, he said teachers should be open to discussing creationism.
Reiss' comments go against U.K. curriculum guidelines, which say creationism has no place in the classroom.
"I realized that simply (going) on about evolution and natural selection didn't lead some pupils to change their minds at all," he said in a statement, referring to Creation-believing students. "Now I would be more content simply for them to understand it as one way of understanding the universe."
