What is your take on the teaching of creationism in public science classes?

Answer 1

It is horrible.

If people do this or insist on it they should also believe in teaching German language in Algebra class

Answer 2

I can't understand why so many people think that science and the Bible are incompatible. Having worked in high tech labs in the engineering industry while working for technical qualifications and then studying at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (if you're from the USA then think MIT) I don't have a problem reconciling the two.

I became a Christian after I had finished studying and my education and training lead me to believe that Creationism is the only logical explanation for both the creation of the universe and human life. The problems with Darwinism are so well known to people who have actually studied it in detail that almost all of those who reject Creationism have moved to neo-Darwinism, which is a mathematically untenable position, or post-neo Darwinism, for which there is no actual evidence whatsoever and sounds as if it was dreamt up by somebody whilst tripping. I won't get started on some of the problems of the Big Bang THEORY and theoretical physics and astronomy.

To answer the question, yes Creationism should be taught in all science lessons in state run schools whereas Darwinism should be taught in religious classes to show how blind atheism can lead to philosophically unsustainable positions.

Answer 3

It's completely idiotic. Creationism is not science, it's not a theory. It is an idea. You cannot test it. Besides, if you taught the Christian creation story, then you would have to teach the stories of every other religion in the world.

Separation of Church and State is, unfortunately, not in the Constitution. But disestablishment is! And that's enough for it to be illegal for public schools to teach religious doctrine under the guise of science.

Moreover, if Christians were to actually question their ideas, they would realize that creationism and evolution can easily coexist. Creationism attempts to explain where life came from, while evolution simply explains how it came to be the way it is today. There is no story for the beginning of life in the theory of evolution.

Answer 4

Creationism is not science, no matter how much proponents of creationism want it to be. Creationism is not a theory that can be tested - it is part of a belief system only. To be a true Christian requires faith. Accepting Christian principles such as creationism does not require the presence of facts or proof; it requires faith. The need to prove creationism as somehow a fact seems to a defensive act of a group that somehow doubts their faith.

Most of science is theory. Most of science is constantly being tested. Evolution is taught as a theory that has been tested and found to have strong evidence that supports it. Evolution is constantly being expounded upon and revised as components of the theory are tested as new evidence is found either supporting or discrediting what scientists believe they know.

The proper place to teach creationism is in Sunday school or in a class on religion.

Answer 5

No way. Science and creationism does not exist together. A person of science will believe that ultimately science holds the answer to the universe's truth, it is hard for him to accept ideas based on faith alone. Creationism should be taught in a religious class instead and let the individual choose what to believe in.

Answer 6

Public schools, in the U.S. are supposed to avoid subject matter that preaches. Religion may be discussed and even doctrines may be studied as a social science. Creationism is primarily faith based, despite some of the scientific tone that it used to explain it. Evolution is often seen as opposed to Creationism because it does not include a Creator. Evolution is built on fossil records and is concerned with the development of species on Earth. This is not really opposed to Creationism as it does not really theorize about how life got here, just how it developed once it was here. There are actually biologist that believe in bith Creationism and Evolution. In my own opinion, Creation is the realm of religion and should not be taught as science.

Answer 7

My belief is that neither should be "taught", but the subjects should be brought up. I went to a non-religious affiliated school that broached both. "Here's what some people believe" and "Here's what science believes". That was it. It was not forced upon us to make a decision. If anything it expanded our minds to realize that there are differing opinions and no clear-cut answer. The questions on the tests were not biased towards one belief. It would be "Compare and contrast evolution vs creationism". No opinion involved.

I still swear that was the best way for kids to learn that not every answer to a test was an absolute.

Answer 8

It doesn't belong there. Its like teaching atheism in Sunday school. Creation is an interesting way for the ancients to explain something they couldn't possibly understand, but modern science has volumes of evidence to make it look silly in a science class.

Answer 9

I personally don't have a problem with it. Not taking any doctrines and just looking at the evidence as a part of the total curriculum. The problem is some on the other side are so against it they wont question the holes in scientific theory or the origins of the universe. True science is supposed to look at all evidence and not let personal prejudices interfere.

Answer 10

Two reasons not to: separation of church and state, and the fact that kids come from many different backgrounds and they're not all Christians. In order to teach creationism, you'd also have to teach the origin of the Earth from the perspective of other religions as well as, of course, evolution.

Answer 11

Yes dear another word for that is Creation Science
The belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution.
I think its a subject for Religious Education classes.