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2007-03-15 08:26:06 · 28 answers · asked by ? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am a Christian. The creation story for me isn't a story of science, but it is a faith story that talks about the creative nature of a God that can make something that is orderly from something that is chaotic. I do not believe it was ever made to be taken as a story of science. If the story of creation is actually two stories with different purposes. The story talks of chaos by using the two things that the Jews saw as chaos (water and darkness). It was written at a time when they were in exile and they needed the reminder that God can make order from chaos. Also, it talks about the importance of the sabbath. That was one of the identification points for Jews. They needed to remember who they were because they were no longer around one another or the Temple. The second is the allegory that talks about the reason why we get married and that there are consequences of sin. I do not see them as actual accounts but they are instead full of faith and symbolism that talk about the creator rather than the process of creation. I do think it could be taught in certain classes such as mythology other with other religion's creation stories or in a literature class in the same manner. But, it shouldn't be used a science story. It loses what its true meaning is.
Evolution is a science theory and should be taught in a science class along with other theories of creation such as the Big Bang theory. It is a part of science and just because there are some religions that disagree with it and even some people without any faith that do not agree with it doesn't mean that it should be excluded from curriculum.
2007-03-15 08:54:41 · answer #1 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is a theory that has been tested, studied, and found valid. It should be taught as a part of biology.
Creationism is a part of the Christian faith. Since public schools are government (hence State) run and there is a separation of Church and State, creationism has no place in biology classes. Maybe theology classes if the school offers those, but that would be about it.
2007-03-15 08:36:46 · answer #2 · answered by Kharm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The key word is teach!!
Teaching involves conveying new information to those who don't have it. Science is the pursuit of knowledge, and it has discovered how we got here; there is no question that life on earth has changed (evolved) through time.
Those who choose to "teach" creationism are merely trying to withhold valuble information. Evolution only tells us how we got here, not why. Could creationists simply be afraid to face the facts because they know their beliefs may very well be incorrect?
2007-03-15 08:56:51 · answer #3 · answered by MQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people (on either side of this debate) believe creation and evolution are mutually exclusive - meaning they cannot co-exist.
I, on the other hand, believe that it is entirely possible for God to have created the world which then grew by an evolutionary process. Maybe He did, maybe He didn't...
Just as some have faith in God, some have faith in science.
The extent of human intelligence and human faith is limited by our own humanness. There's my two cents.
PS. here's a website...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1018_041018_science_religion.html
2007-03-15 08:38:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think both should be taught. But if you think about a seperation between church and state them she is right that evolution should be taught in public schools and creationism should be taught in private. Here is a link that has a lot of good info.
http://nationalacademies.org/evolution/?gclid=CJXA2dvC94oCFSjMYAodY1PVlQ
2007-03-15 08:41:25 · answer #5 · answered by MagicEyeCS 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion both need to taught to a point: the point where it makes the student want to do enough research to make up their own decisions. Part of education is to make the student aware of possibilities not to make statements that offer no possibilities.
2007-03-15 08:43:37 · answer #6 · answered by haveyarn2crochet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Creationism has the implication of Christianity attached to it, no matter which way you slice it. It does NOT belong in public schools. It is a religious belief. Disguising it as "Intelligent Design" is intellectually dishonest and is nothing but a mockery of science.
Evolution, whether anyone likes it or not, is accepted by the scientific community as fact. It is the school's job to teach fact and a science-based curriculum.
http://www.talkorigins.org/
2007-03-15 08:32:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
evolution should be taught in biology. creationism should not. creationism should be taught in a comparative religion class, along with creation stories of other religions.
2007-03-15 10:21:08 · answer #8 · answered by The Tourist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution should be taught in public school but not creationism. Evolution is based on facts and science not myth and belief!
2007-03-15 08:32:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
wikipedia actually has a really in-depth entry on intelligent design, if you want that. They have the politics behind it and i'm sure a link to the Dover trial.
2007-03-15 08:30:41 · answer #10 · answered by ajj085 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋