which genesis should we teach, then?
the one with animals being created before man:
"And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image.... So God created man in his own image." (Genesis 1:25-27).
or the one with man being created before animals:
"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof." (Genesis 2:18-19 ).
or should we keep self-contradicting mythology out of science class?
2007-01-06 13:46:39 · 14 answers · asked by PandaMan 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the third option. Creationism has no place in public schools.
2007-01-06 13:48:00 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is not the correct quote. (see below)
Creationism AND evolution/big bang should be taught in schools. Students should have the right to choose what they believe. Being taught only one side of the opinion is not going to form an open-minded, creative society! If everybody only knows ONE thought prosses, the minority who still believes in creationism will be looked down upon simply because of numbers! Both views should be presented so that the students may make their own choices; not have an only onesided view point with no exceptions.
If you read Genesis 2:18-19 it ACTUALLY says:
"And the LORD God said, It is not good for man to be alone; I will make a helper suitable for him. (this is key...) Now LORD God HAD FORMED (past tense) out of the ground all the beasts of the field and birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name."
READ YOUR BIBLE MORE CAREFULLY!!!
2007-01-06 13:59:30 · answer #2 · answered by L-dog =) 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a resident of Kansas, I sure wish that all the creationists would go make some other place a laughing stock for a while.
There are other contradictions in the first two chapters of the bible.
Science class is for science, not religion/myth.
Church is for soul searching, not arrogance.
2007-01-06 14:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All are of the same scientific status, that oh so broad umbrella called theory
None backed by any more scientific evidence than any other.
In light of that fact, it's seems a bit shallow to exhibit such an irrational fear of the exposure an idea or concept.
2007-01-06 13:58:04 · answer #4 · answered by David G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as we also teach about Never-Neverland in Geography and list Peter Pan as one of the great explores in World History we can do Genesis in Science class.
2007-01-06 13:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
All it is is an alternate theory in a world of theories that cannot be proved on how the earth was created
2007-01-06 13:49:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, teach em both. Maybe it will cause a few high schools kids to wake up to the lies they are being fed on Sundays.
2007-01-06 13:52:15 · answer #7 · answered by mullah robertson 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Creationism is a hindrance to the search for truth and knowledge. It must be kept out of our schools.
2007-01-06 13:51:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keep religion out of science class.
2007-01-06 13:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
To be fair, they should be able to teach Creationism in public schools.
As soon as I can teach hexing.
2007-01-06 13:50:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋