Why can teachers teach about Evolution and not Creation?

Question

I am in school and I hate how I always have to hear these lies. Teachers only care about Evolution. All Christians know this is fake. It just really bothers me having to hear about all of this stuff that isn't real. I mean come on, do they really believe that King Kong is my grandpa!? haha. well someone please help me!

Answer 1

Sorry Kellie, but it's not fake. Do you think that there's a huge conpiracy that all scientists agree upon? Evolution merely explains what happened. It doesn't take God out of the picture. I recommend you study evolution for yourself and not just take the word of your parents/pastor. It's not impossible to be a Christian and believe in evolution as I do. Good luck. "The truth will set you free."

Answer 2

I'm a Christian and a teacher. I will not under any circumstances ever put my religious beliefs in a classroom. They do not belong there. Evolution is a scientific theory. Creationism is something based on a story the Israelites made up while they were captive in Babylon to compete with the creation story the Babylonians had. King Kong is a fictional character.

Answer 3

I went to a Catholic school which is a non - government school and we had a subject called Religious Education which teaches you about Creation.

Don't listen to people who say things like Evolution can be backed by science and therefore is the only possibly. These people are closed minded fools who cannot open their hearts and brains to the millions of possibilities.

Science CANNOT prove everything and at times it can be contradictive and based on opinion. Science is based on theory.

The only true way to know about our past is if we were actually there to experience it. Unless you have a time machine, then it's impossible. But the writings in ancient books (eg:bible) should be taken into account when all these scientists(who think they know everything) start talking. After all, these people (who wrote the Bble and other miraculas theory's of Creation were living in an era closer to the beginning than any of the people on this planet now.

Therefore, I agree with you, all schools should be teaching the information our ancestors have passed onto us and atleast give students the oppurtunity to come up with their own conclusion as to how we came to be here.

Answer 4

Most of the differences between the two are from a lack of knowledge, on both sides. There is nothing evolution that proves the denial of creation. There is nothing in creation that can disprove evolution.

The Bible says that in one day God created man. I do have a problem with that if the day was only 24 hours long. Who is to say that the day mentioned in the Bible was not 10,000 years long. The Bible doesn't say POOF and there was man. Why couldn't it be Gods plan that it took all that time to finally end up with what God wanted.

With very little effort both evolutionism and creationisx can exist side by side. They both support each other.

If you had asked which came first, the chicken or the egg I could positively answer that one. The egg came first. Dino eggs were here long before chickens.

Answer 5

First of all, there's a little thing our forefathers ensured, it's called the separation of church and state. School, unless it's privately owned, is supposed to teach about scientific fact or scientific theory.

See, our forefather's were Deists and didn't believe in one dominating religion. The whole point of this country was freedom, especially from religion. They came over from Europe to escape the Christian rule. If you don't believe me, I'm sure you town or city has a library so you can do your own research.

You have your right to believe that these scientific theories are lies, as I can believe the stories in the Bible are lies. However, if you don't want to be taught evolution, see about transferring to a Christian school, or go to church after school.

But I can tell you one thing, if you think evolution is about humans spawning from apes, you're incredibly ignorant and obviously haven't been listening. Perhaps it would do you some good to learn about evolution so you can make valid counter-points.

Answer 6

"Creation Science" isn't the accepted theory in Biology. In high school, your science teachers have to teach what the texts tell them, and that is the most accepted theory... in this case the Theory of Evolution has been the longest standing, accepted theory of the two, and is the basis for a lot of things you will learn later in Biology. I'm not saying Creation Science isn't real. It's a possibility, though minor. But, if it is real, then a lot of what we know, especially in medicine, virology and immunology in particular, is wrong. If you want the possibility of becoming an M.D (doctor) in the future, you need to learn Evolutionary Theory in high school. It's a building block for more complex sciences. edit: as a 14 year old you have a lot of disinformation being thrown at you. I wish I could help, but everyone has to delve through the morass of propaganda and come to their own conclusions. But, I warn you, don't hold tight to any conclusions you've come to at the age of 14. Debate people. Take some courses. My conclusion was to trust people with "Master of Divinity" degrees with Spiritual thought and people with "Master of Science" degrees with Scientific thought. But, my conclusion may not be yours. Keep on your search for the truth. We all have a lot to learn yet.

Answer 7

well, what if teachers started teaching only creation? would you be happy then? what if after creation was taught some other student asked:
Why cant teachers teach evolution instead of creation?
i hate how i always have to hear these lies. it just bothers me to hear about all of this stuff that isnt real....
so, what about non-christian students? what about the buddists or the muslims or hindus? whouldnt it be insulting to their religion if only christian creation was taught to them?
the things you said are just YOUR opinions, a truly compassionate and empathetic human would try to see other's viewpoints.

note: in reality, king kong would be more like your cousin than you grandparent, your ignorance to this subject shows that you dont know enough to form a proper opinion.

Answer 8

I applaud you for staying strong in a public school! I am also in school and it angers me, as well. I did have one teacher that did teach about creationism. he spent about 2 minutes on it and then spent the rest of the chapter on evolutionism. the part that bothers me is that they teach it like the truth and they make sure that the kids know that creation is JUST a theory. yeah right. anyhow. I'm kind of glad that we at least know what we're standing up against and can know so we can be prepared with our Christian answers, and how to prove some points wrong. Have you read the book "the evolution of a creationist" by Jobe Martin? its a good book written by a scientist who used to be an evolutionist and then became a Christian because he was really intelligent and in studying evolution, he realized how stupid it all was and how it did NOT make sense! it is a really good book proving in MANY ways that evolution cannot be correct, and the world can only be attributed to God for the Creation. I understand your misery!!!!! feel free to email me with any thoughts/questions!
God Bless you!

Answer 9

To be honest, we CAN'T teach faith in religion, but we DO NEED to teach logic.
Your comment about King Kong and grandpa is definitely not logic, and does not show any critical thinking skills.
Most serious christians whom I know have a deep-seated emotional need to believe, and not think for themselves.
Personally, I think you have the right to believe whateer you deep down need to believe...
but the point of education is to be able to analyze your world, draw your own conclusions, and be able to communicate them to others,
defending them as may be necessary.
So, first develop those skills, and then seek to change the world.
But remember, even if you can convince some of us rationalists that there are problems with Darwinian theory (and all of us doubt some portion of it), you still can't make Buddhists and Animists and Hindus and Wiccans and whatever else sit through your own beliefs while in school.
So, sharpen your skills and seriously prove people wrong!
If you can't, you're stuck. Sorry.

Answer 10

1. The answer to the question is the same answer to the following: why do teachers teach the theories of newtonian physics, quantum physics, and gravity?
2. You definitely did not take a class in evolution (nor have you watched the almost ubiquitous origin-of-man shows on cable) because the basic teaching evolution does NOT have man descending from ape. We share a common ancestor.

Answer 11

Sweetie maybe you should pay attention in school. Of course King Kong is not your grandpa, we did not come from monkeys. We share the same common ancestor as apes. And after about 4 million years of evolution, you are here today. Teachers teach evolution because, simply, it makes more sense. I would rather believe that i evolved from other hominids than was spawned from a rib. Think about it.