Should both Evolution and Creationism be taught in schools?

Question

I think they should both be taught.

Majority of people believe both should be taught

Answer 1

If theories are going to be taught, intellegent design should be included.

If schools are to be limited to demonstrable facts only, neither theory should be taught.

Present the facts and the theories and let the students choose the most plausible.

What do evolutionists have to be afraid of?

Answer 2

It would depend on how thorough the curiculum was. Whatever is taught should be taught well. There are a lot of items of nonsense about evolution in text books that are not part of the theory. Giraffes are not believed to have gotten long necks by reaching for trees, for example. The human pinky is not going to disapear. And the fossil record is not believed to be able to show ancestors, only predecessors. Ancestors are conjecture built on other observations, but are not believed to be firm facts.

These and other things need to be made clear, and Evolution, like all things in a classroom, needs to be taught thoroughly and well with the ambiguities and uncertainties also presented.

Science in general needs to be taught so that it is made clear what science is and isn't. Science is the study of observable phenomena. G-d blinking the world into existence 5000 years ago with marks of age already in it, is not an observable fact, unless you were Adam or Moses. Even Adam had to take G-d's word for what had happened the previous 5 days. Science cannot answer one way or another on things that cannot be observed.


Creation isn't a scientific theory, so it doesn't need to be taught in a science class. (I believe 100% G-d created the world, BTW, a little less than 5800 years ago) It's a religious dogma. It's not provable through observation, or experimentation. It's believed for various reasons. Even if Creation were true, it could not be demonstrated Scientifically. It is something outside of science which Science cannot disprove or prove.


ID is a scientific theory. I don't know if it's a good one or not, I don't know enough on the subject as scientific meddling into religion seems silly to me. But if the curiculum generally mentions minority theories it also should be mentioned. Why not?

Answer 3

I personally believe that creationism should be taught as the norm and evolution to be taught as an alternative theory, But since there is so much yelling and screaming about violation of rights, freedom of speech, and political correctness whenever the subject comes up I think that there is no harm done if they teach both as long as creationism is taught and not minimized or eliminated.

Answer 4

Sure.

As long as Evolution is taught as science, and Creationism is taught along with the Grimm's Fairy Tales and Winnie the Pooh. But then you'd have to teach all the other myths just to be fair. And that would require extending the school day. Which would cost more money, and raise taxes. Or they'd cut funding from other areas...like physical Education.

Is that what you want?

Answer 5

No, because evolution is a scientific theory where as creationism is a religious. If they taught creationism, they might aswell teach us the rest of the bible, of which would cause an uproor in the entire educational system.

It's best to stick with evolution.

Answer 6

For evolution, definitely - yes.

For creationism, yes, but there's a catch. Religious beliefs of any kind should be taught in a World Civilization sort of class, and not a science class.

Answer 7

Absolutely NOT. Creationism, because it is not testable or refutable, does not qualify as a scientific theory, but instead as a theological position.

This is the finding of the Federal judge in Pennsylvania. It covers the Northeast US, but will probably be applied across the country. Cobb County Georgia just removed stickers from their biology text books after being sued. The stickers declared that Evolution was just a theory and instructed children how to find information about creationism. They have to pay about $150,000 of the plaintiff's legal fees, money that is coming from the tax payers.

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Answer 8

Creationism is religion and as such does not belong in public schools. Evolution is based on scientific evidence and should be taught as such. Its a shame that science classes in the United States lag so far behind other countries. This isnt debated elsewhere.

Answer 9

I think so. If creationism was taught and valid questions about its soundness as truth were raised, more people would bail on Christianity. And that would be a good thing.

Answer 10

Creationism is not science as such it should not be taught in a science class. If the school offers comparative religion classes it MIGHT fit there. But only if it is taught as a religious theory and not a fact.

Answer 11

The Truth should be tought in school. When they took the Bible out of school in 1950, they took truth out. Now young people are told to choose between all the religions and all the moral or immoral concepts around them. They are no longer grounded in God or morals. Violence and Sin have increased to the point where it is clear that our people are out of control. The Bible should be in schools and the Ten Commandments should continue to be a guide to our Laws. And we should go back to being a nation under God.