ABSTRACT
In order to assess the opinion of citizens in the region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on the teaching of Creationism in schools at the expense of Evolutionism, it was proposed the question (in Likert scale format): “About the idea that science classes should only address Creationism, the idea that God created all living beings and they have not changed since then, you...”. Religion and education were the variables used in the analysis and discussion of the responses. The variable religion proved to be significant. Thus, among the Gnostics, evangelicals that agreed with the statement outnumber Catholics. In contrast, atheists generally disagreed with the statement. Regarding education, it was observed that even in elementary school the tendency of the respondents is to agree with the question. This may be related to contact with the evolution theme that is approached from high school. However, respondents with higher education tended to disagree with the statement. These data are important when considering the recent growth in the number of evangelicals in Brazil, as there are concerns about possible interventions in the school curriculum, to encourage the teaching of Creationism in Science and Biology classes.
Keywords: Education, Creationism, Religion, Evolutionism.