Do you think Evolution and/or Creationism should be taught in public schools?

Question

A class of students were polled about their opinions on teaching Creationism, Evolution, both or neither in public schools.....what is your opinion? Thanks!

Answer 1

Evolution should be taught and studied. Creationalism, if need be should be taught in churches.

PEG - THE CHRISTIAN ONE

Answer 2

I believe both should be taught in philosophy class because evolution has become too mixed in with atheistic philosophy to be true science. If they want to explaint the PURE theory and teach it as a THEORY in science, thats fine. But what is going on right now is an unacceptable indoctrination of atheistic philosophy where students are told they are dumb and get bad grades if they dare Q the dogma.

Nowadays atheistic scientists merely assume evolution rather than trying to prove it which begs the Q of its credibility. Teach both in philosophy class and let the KIDS DECIDE!

Answer 3

Perhaps neither. It just causes trouble. If someone wants to know about evolution or creationism, they should look it up themselves. Another thing, Creationism is not "mythology" and there IS proof of it and evidence against evolution.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/re2/index.asp
www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v18/i2/gitt.asp
http://emporium.turnpike.net/C/cs/
http://www.doesgodexist.org/
http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/infotheory.htm
http://www.y-origins.com/?gclid=CJXRheX7s4oCFTzqJAoduHczuA
http://www.arn.org/docs/behe/mb_idfrombiochemistry.htm
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/biology.htm
Lastly, there are some books The Lie: Evolution, Refuting Evolution, The Answers Book, and The Case For a Creator

Answer 4

Only if we plan to teach all the creation stories. That's a whole lot of creation stories.
As a public school, we're government representatives. We can't teach one particular religion. There are even some children who can't stick around and LISTEN to any other religion. Seems it's better to just stick to scientific method which allows that "maybe God did create it, we just don't have proof for that yet".

Answer 5

If the theory of evolution is taught as a failing theory I say yes. Because more than 700 scientists have signed on against it as being fully viable. Check out the following quote "The list of signatories includes member scientists from National Academies of Science in Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, India (Hindustan), Nigeria, Poland, and the United States. Many of the signers are professors or researchers at major universities and international research institutions such as Cambridge University, Moscow State University, Chitose Institute of Science & Technology in Japan, Ben-Gurion University in Israel, MIT, The Smithsonian and Princeton."

Answer 6

Theory of Evolution should be taught in science as part of the biology curriculum where it belongs. Creationism should be taught as part of a wider religious education curriculum, that would include Islamic, Hindu, Theistic Evolution and other world religions.

Answer 7

i do think evolution should ne taught in schools since it isnt a religion and has a scientific base. Creatonism should be taught where it belongs, in chruches. or in optional religious classes.

not teaching evolution in schools is like not teaching people arithmatics because arithmatics isnt in the bible. Plz dont take us back to the darkages.

evolution is a theory. (theory in the scientific meaning of the word, meaning, a hypothesis was formed, and this has been tested, over and over and over, and proven by eye witness account)

not theory in the popular speach meaning 'a wild guess'. im my opinion what creatonism falls under, since theres nothing more to support it than the people who scream the loudest that its true.

Answer 8

Evolution should be taught in Science. Creationism can be taught in Comparative Religions alongside other creation myths or in Ancient Literature alongside Homer and Gilgamesh.

Answer 9

Evolution, because it has evidence and creationism does not.
Evolution, because it is accepted by the world's leading scientists (including almost the entire scientific community) and creationism is not.
Evolution, because it is science and creationism is not.

If you're going to start teaching things in school that have no evidence, why stop at creationism? You might as well teach ALL the creation theories from ALL religions; a lot of people believe in them, too. Heck, you might as well teach the theory that aliens came down from another planet and influenced life on earth; some people also believe in that. Where do you draw the line?

Answer 10

I think creationism is for Religious schools. Would you want Scientology taught in public schools? Mormonism? God of Zeus?
Evolution needs to be taught everywhere.

Answer 11

Our biology teacher in school taught but he was a Christian so he also brought up discrepancies in the theory of evolution. He showed cave drawings of dinosaurs and a skeleton found buried with a trilobite a creature that supposidly exsisted millions of years before humans. It pleased everybody b/c he didn't come riht out with his own beliefs he said.."you be the judge".