Competition of ideas.
Competition of ideas.
What competition of ideas? That's the wrong answer. The answer is ignorance and irrationality. Rational people fear the influence, advance, triumph, and tyranny of ignorance, for very good reasons. This is based on the history of human behavior under the influence of ignorance, superstition, irrational fear, and religious fanaticism.
Better get ready for all the Creation Myths to get discussed then -- from Scientolofy's Xenu to the Brahma of the American Indians.
There is a place for that: In theology or philosophy class. But not in any science classes.
There is no competing scientific idea for TToE.