Question

1. According to these documents, what is really being debated in the Scopes trial?

2. How does the verdict or judgment rendered against Scopes represent a return to traditional values in American society?

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Answer 1

1. The Scopes Trial was a 1925 trial in which Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan debated the teaching of evolution in schools. John Scopes, a high school teacher of Dayton, Tennessee was charged with illegally teaching the theory of evolution. The trial quickly evolved into a philosophical debate between two firebrands about evolution, the bible and what it means to be human. The trial’s significance is that it fueled the public debate over creation and evolution that has continued into the 21st century.

2. The verdict was seen as a victory for traditional values and religious fundamentalism over modernism and science. It was also seen as a defeat for academic freedom and freedom of speech. The verdict was later overturned on a technicality, but it did not change the fact that it represented a significant moment in American history.

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