2007-01-30 11:09:30 · 15 answers · asked by Laurence L 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because some people think that their religion needs to be taught to everyone's children (not just their own), and because they see the teaching of evolution as an insult to themselves and their God. I really don't get it, either. I wonder sometimes how they'd like it if people brought chemistry sets and other tools of science to their church apropos of nothing, since they seem to like getting school and science mixed up with church.
2007-01-30 11:33:09 · answer #1 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because Christians are affraid that if their children are taught reality-based, non-creationst science, then they will be tempted away from following the faith.
I mean, all this talk about free will, but if people never get a solid foundation in science and evolution, how can they *CHOOSE* to follow it if they only thing they learn about it is that it is supposedly fake becuase some book written 2000+ years ago says so. And it can't be tested or questioned? Ever.
2007-01-30 19:21:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Maybe because it is the only explanation that works?
Here are two quotes and a couple places to go look.
"There is no incompatibility between science and religion... Science shows that God exists." - Prof. D. Barton, Nobel Prize Chemistry
"The principle of [divine] purpose ... stares the biologist in the face wherever he looks ... . The probability for such an event as the origin of DNA molecules to have occurred by sheer chance is just too small to be seriously considered ... ."Ernst Boris Chain - Nobel Prize in medicine
2007-01-30 19:17:55 · answer #3 · answered by Pilgrim in the land of the lost 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Religious nuts want to invade every part of our life, especially the parts that go against religion. Creationists invented something called Intelligent Design and tried to pass it off as science, but it didn't work. NO GOD IN THE CLASSROOM
2007-01-30 19:26:58 · answer #4 · answered by God Fears Me 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because they choose to ignore the time-honored tradition of the separation of church and state. Schools should focus on helping kids think critically and learn science that might actually help them in, say, a laboratory or someplace where real experiments go on.
Keep your religious thoughts in church and out of schools!
2007-01-30 19:16:37 · answer #5 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Teaching intelligent design (God) isn’t going to damage anyone because, to be blunt, intelligent design is essentially Evolution + God. So, taking a day out of biology class to say “hey class, some people believe this process of evolution is guided by a higher being, here’s why they believe that” isn’t going to kill anyone. All that is scientifically proven about evolution is that it happens, why it happens (random or by design) is a debate and if your going to open the door to that debate (by saying its random) then you should allow both sides to be heard. Why would anyone be against that?
2007-01-30 19:24:57 · answer #6 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
They think that creationism and god are forms of science. Creationism and god aren't because they doesn't follow the scientific method.
2007-01-30 19:15:27 · answer #7 · answered by acgsk 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I think religion shouldn't be a part of school, unless it's a Catholic school or something, because you wouldn't want to offend anyone.
2007-01-30 19:28:06 · answer #8 · answered by Jay 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
because no scientist ever will prove where life came from, their is no science to explain it because creation from god really is the truth in the science.
2007-01-30 19:19:20 · answer #9 · answered by disciple 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Because they would like to poison as many minds as possible. When you mention putting evolution into their church they quiet down.. try that, should help.
2007-01-30 19:16:43 · answer #10 · answered by untilyoucamealong04 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋