If schools were to teach creationism as an alternative theory to evolution, what exactly would they say? What evidence would be taught to show that it is a viable theory like evolution? This isn't meant to be a jab at the creationists, I really just don't know.
2006-10-05 19:01:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I've always been interested in knowing this too. If they choose to teach crappy "intelligent design" with irreducible complexity, the evolution portion will have to show them how irreducible complexity evolves through mutations, adaptations, deletions, etc. If they teach that there are NO transitional fossils, evolution part of the class will teach them how there are and how genetics confirms this. Sometimes I wonder if it is such a bad idea to teach it since that way kids will get to see how retarded intelligent design is.
2006-10-05 19:06:06 · answer #1 · answered by Alucard 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
See my source list for "facts" proposed by the Intelligent Design (creationism) "scientific" community.
They refute the evidence that has been used to prove evolution and they refute the evidence of the missing link. They refute the fact that we could have any type of mutual ancestor with an animal. They state that the world is so complex, it couldn't possibly have happened by "random" circumstances and therefore, there must be a divine creator who created everything. The use Darwin's words against him, out of context, to prove that he never believed his own theory. The misquote famous scientists, past and present, leaving words out here and there or pulling out phrases, thereby making a quote fit what they want to express.
If you want to really shake your head, purchase "Of Pandas and People," the "textbook" that ID proponents want to use in classrooms. You can read about the scientific inconsistencies and outright lies it contains in links below. I purchased this book from Amazon.com (though it pained me tremendously to give these ID people my money) so I could see for myself what they want to "teach" children. It's appalling. This book has been roundly dismissed by the educational community, especially at the high school, college and university levels, due to the religious dogma it contains, all packaged as "education fact."
2006-10-06 02:28:21 · answer #2 · answered by Rogue Scrapbooker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as where the human race came from, I don't think that subject is taught in school. I remember studying evolution, but it was mostly about how species survive and adapt and not about how human evolved from a primordial soup struck by lightning starting a chain reaction where cells began to divide. Seems like that would be too subjective and/or requiring a degree of faith to believe.
2006-10-06 02:08:23 · answer #3 · answered by Big Blue 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whose version of creationism? There are as many different creation myths as there are religions. Will all of them be taught? Who decides which are the best "scientifically"?
Creationism isn't science. ID is bad science--they twist the scientific method into something unrecognizable. Religion has no place in the science room.
2006-10-06 02:10:07 · answer #4 · answered by N 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know I guess they would close their science books and dust off their bibles and read Genesis. So instead of science class they get bible study. Don't worry there are too many judicial precedents for that to happen.
2006-10-06 02:09:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, lets think, they have been teaching for years that stupid myth that we evolved from monkeys. I'm sure they can come up with something appropriate.
2006-10-06 02:07:14 · answer #6 · answered by creeklops 5 · 0⤊ 6⤋