JoinSociety for College Science Teachers: Should We Allow Disclaimers in Textbooks? Maybe the Right Ones.
Many scientists are concerned about efforts to place disclaimers in textooks concerning the controversial nature of certain theories. The issues raised in such disclaimers are that a particular explanation for a set of observations may not be correct, has limitations, needs further study, and is "just a theory," may be shown, eventually, to be correct and could be replace by another, better explanation. A brief review of today's introductory science textbooks supports the need for proper disclaimers.