Our modern equivalent of the Scopes trial is
A) the use of genetics in medical diagnoses.
B) seen in almost every domestic dispute brought to the courts.
C) today's attempts to get the "intelligent design" concept into school science classes.
D) the academic debates over heredity versus environment.
Answer: C
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