Charles Darwin's theory of evolution should be excluded from the school curriculum because it "contradicts religious education" and contributes to the "spiritual decay" of children, said Muslim Khuchiev, assistant to the Prime Minister and former Prime Minister of Chechnya.
"We can simply remove it. It [Darwin's theory] is not true, it contradicts religious education, all religions have recognized this. Who else should recognize this so that it can be removed from students and not instilled in the consciousness of our children?" Khuchiev said during the first meeting of the All-Russian Parents' Committee. He suggested that the head of the Ministry of Education, Sergei Kravtsov, think about this.
The English naturalist Charles Darwin laid the foundation for modern evolutionary theory in the mid-19th century. In 1859, he put forward the hypothesis that the main factor in evolution is natural selection.
In 1871, the scientist came to the conclusion that humans had an ape-like ancestor. As evidence of this, he cited the fact that humans and other primates have similar anatomy and physiology. The conclusions from Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" became the basis for future research.
Representatives of the Russian clergy who adhere to religious beliefs about the origin of man have repeatedly criticized Darwin's theory. In particular, in 2019, Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov, then head of the Patriarchal Commission on Family Issues, Protection of Motherhood and Childhood, spoke about this.
"Modern science has nothing to offer except that we are monkey children. A completely unscientific theory that has absolutely not been confirmed," Smirnov said. He called for "either accepting the biblical teaching," according to which God created man and all life on Earth, "or continuing to play the fool in all the gymnasiums of the globe, which, in fact, is what modern science is trying to do."
At the same time, Stanislav Drobyshevsky, associate professor of the anthropology department of the biological faculty of Moscow State University, noted that the common genome of humans and chimpanzees is from 94 to 98%, depending on the calculation method. Also, humans and monkeys have the same blood types, which allows for transfusions.
Drobyshevsky emphasized that the question of the "missing link" in human evolution has not been relevant for more than half a century: practically all transitions from the immediate ancestors of primates to modern humans have been described in detail by scientists.
"We can simply remove it. It [Darwin's theory] is not true, it contradicts religious education, all religions have recognized this. Who else should recognize this so that it can be removed from students and not instilled in the consciousness of our children?" Khuchiev said during the first meeting of the All-Russian Parents' Committee. He suggested that the head of the Ministry of Education, Sergei Kravtsov, think about this.
The English naturalist Charles Darwin laid the foundation for modern evolutionary theory in the mid-19th century. In 1859, he put forward the hypothesis that the main factor in evolution is natural selection.
In 1871, the scientist came to the conclusion that humans had an ape-like ancestor. As evidence of this, he cited the fact that humans and other primates have similar anatomy and physiology. The conclusions from Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" became the basis for future research.
Representatives of the Russian clergy who adhere to religious beliefs about the origin of man have repeatedly criticized Darwin's theory. In particular, in 2019, Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov, then head of the Patriarchal Commission on Family Issues, Protection of Motherhood and Childhood, spoke about this.
"Modern science has nothing to offer except that we are monkey children. A completely unscientific theory that has absolutely not been confirmed," Smirnov said. He called for "either accepting the biblical teaching," according to which God created man and all life on Earth, "or continuing to play the fool in all the gymnasiums of the globe, which, in fact, is what modern science is trying to do."
At the same time, Stanislav Drobyshevsky, associate professor of the anthropology department of the biological faculty of Moscow State University, noted that the common genome of humans and chimpanzees is from 94 to 98%, depending on the calculation method. Also, humans and monkeys have the same blood types, which allows for transfusions.
Drobyshevsky emphasized that the question of the "missing link" in human evolution has not been relevant for more than half a century: practically all transitions from the immediate ancestors of primates to modern humans have been described in detail by scientists.
