I don't agree with the theory of Creationism but anyway shouldn't it be taught as religious theory not fact?

Question

Reply to Golden:
In Sunday school of course...where else would it be appropriate for anyone to recieve indoctrination into religious theory.

Answer 1

All religious doctrine is theoretical, since there is no proof of an all powerful anything. Religion should not be taught to anyone anywhere, then we might, as the 'human race', have a chance of surviving. Imagine if all the Catholics in the poorest countries of the world could actually use contraception-maybe they could actually afford to feed their kids if they didn't have so many?????
Maybe the Western world wouldn't have to shell out billions to so-called developing countries which will never be able to feed their millions! Maybe we could help in more constructive ways, such as infrastructure...........

Answer 2

First let me say that creationism is much more probable then evolution. And we, will never know for sure until the day we die who is right. But in the big picture, you are, I think, assuming that evolution is fact, which it is not. If the theory of evolution is correct, then why do any monkeys exist today? Evolution is based on a simple but quite stupid fact, monkeys look somewhat like us, so we must be related. It reminds me of a three stooges film where they are looking for the so-called missing link. And therein is the theory of evolution, a missing link, which must be there because monkeys look somewhat like us. And that is absurd. Creationism offers hope, shows us the way to live, gives us something to hold on to. Evolution offers nothing but BS on top of BS. People in my generation were brought up in a christian thinking world where we accepted all other religions and were not taught much about the theory of evolution. By the way religion is not taught as fact, it is taught as a belief, that is, we believe that a God created us all. Also we were not taught about religion either, but we knew that most people were Christians. Personally I never went to church and so I have no religion, that is, a stated religion. I problem I have, is how anyone can teach such an absurd thing as evolution as if it is fact. And the problem I have with the evolutionists is that they assume something and then go look for it. Like taking a poll and wanting a result that you have assumed, if you do not get the results you want, then you simply ask the question a different way. And continue until the result is what you wanted. If one assumes that evolution actually happened, then one looks for those things that will re-enforce that thought and discard any other theory. So to answer your question, religion should not be taught in public schools, nor should a theory of evolution that is based on little or no facts.

Answer 3

Well of course it should - please, for the love of all humanity, tell me there's not actually anywhere where this is being taught as FACT?

All religions, and all their theories of how the world began, SHOULD be taught in schools as religious education - that way, those who wanted to pick a god could do so, and could also learn tolerance for the beliefs of others. But none of them should be taught as factual, because they are not matters of fact, but matters of faith (which of course is very often the very antithesis of fact).

Answer 4

No, technically, religious theory would be more along the lines of taking a tenet and explaining it (such as where, specifically, the Israelites went during their Exodus; where the ark landed; what natural or supernatural means God used to create the 10 plagues of Egypt; etc). Those are neither grounded in fact, nor are they necessary for belief. They are simply for debate purposes... mental stimulation, you could call it.

A religious tenet is akin to a scientific theory. Both are grounded in what is believed as fact, but both are unprovable and unrepeatable by mankind in this era (such as [putting a creationist view side-by-side with a like evolutionist view] a 6-day creation/billion year random evolution; Earth covered with water in the beginning/Earth covered with lava in the beginning; world-wide flood/world-wide ice age; Jesus' resurrection/man's evolution).

If it were to be taught in public schools, I would be more than happy for it to be labelled "Religious Tenet", however, I would also expect evolutionism to also be equally labelled "Scientific Theory" (and make note that both are near-equivalent terms).

Answer 5

There is a difference between everyday usage of the word theory and a scientific theory. A scientific theory explains a group of facts.

Creationism is in no way a scientific theory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory

Answer 6

taught where? in the meeting place for the cult they can teach anything they want. in schools? unless it's a college level religious class, religion should not be taught in school at all. if you set a precedent, next, the flying spaghetti monster people will be wanting equal time. from there it's just a short step to.......

Answer 7

Creationism is a "tenet" of faith rather than a "theory." Evolution is a theory, not a fact. Theory means a conclusion was formed by examining evidence. It is not necessarily proven.

The theory of evolution is so full of holes that the word "theory" should not even be used.

Answer 8

Yes, it should be taught along with all the other religious origin myths, in RE. It certainly has no place in a science class.

Answer 9

I was going to say... in their private, religious schools they can do whatever they want. They try to teach a religious idea such as this to my kid, and they'll have one ticked off Pagan in their office.

Answer 10

the more xians you get on prozac the better off science will be.