As a follow up I am curious as to whether the topic of eugenics was central to the trial or merely incidental and significant in hindsight? My understanding (the textbook narrative) is that the trail dealt more with questions of traditional faith versus modern science and the policies derived from either were never touched upon. Admittedly I have never read the full court room notes (which are quite long - https://profjoecain.net/scopes-monkey-trial-1925-complete-tr...). But I was unaware that Bryan brought issues with Eugenics into play. This seems like a pretty big revision of the standard narrative. I would really appreciate any excerpts from Bryan's case to this effect if you have them handy.