In Defense of the Bible

      This document is a great piece that shows not just one side of the story but both at the same time.  You not only see Clarence Darrow's scientific values and need for evidence to back thing up.  But also William Jennings Bryan easy going way, of what is written is written.
     Bryan made a good point when he was asked if he takes the Bible at face value.  His response was that,"some of the Bible is given illustratively."  This is very true.  The bible uses metaphor and similes throughout the whole thing to get God's word across.  Bryan also brought up the fact that we only estimate when things in history happen, no one really knows for sure.  This shows that he not only reads and understands the bible, but understands that some things we will never truly know.
     On the other hand Darrow should great understanding of civilizations.  He talked about civilizations in China, way before Noah's Ark came about.  He asked Bryan, "Do you know of any scientific man on the face of this earth that will believe such a thing?"  Talking about if our human race showed up in the last 4,200 years.
     Both of these men made amazing points.  Bryan had quite a lot more emotion then Darrow.  But Darrow had tons of logic.  Both sides had compelling insights, and for me I still do not know which one I believe is right.  Thats why this is an important piece of history, because it challenges you to really look at the "truth" and to decide for yourself what is wrong or right.

Was there a sexual revolution in the 1920's?

At the time of the 1920's many people believed that there was a revolution going on that was, "literally saturated with sex."  Now looking back on this era one sees that this was not entirely true.  Communities were changing, cars made it possible for young people to go on dates instead of just talk on the phone.  Educational institutions had almost the same amount of women as men.  This mad for some new normals for women.  Contraceptives also made it possible for premarital sexual intercourse.  All of these changes made for women to look more promiscuous.  

1.  Why did movies, and peers affect the young people more then communities and family did?  Was this good or bad?

2.  Why would most people think that a women's new found freedom was the cause for this revolution?