Admissibility of Scientific Evidence—Scientific Knowledge and Federal Courts

Author: Foster Hewitt Wang Zengsen
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: What is scientific knowledge? When is it reliable? These seemingly simple but actually deceptive questions have long been the source of endless controversy. Should creationism be taught alongside evolution in schools? This question raises another: Is it more appropriate to call creationism or evolution science rather than belief, faith, or something else? In court, criminal cases, paternity determination cases, constitutional amendment-related cases, and civil liability cases (along with other cases) often raise issues about scientific evidence, as the reliability of the evidence may be fiercely debated.