Wouldn't it be better to teach Creationism in science classes?

Question

I mean it's so crazy, no-one would take it seriously. The ideas would be out in the open to be discussed on a rational basis. As it is, they make kind of martyrs out of the Creationists by banning their ideas from science classes, so maybe some people think they might be right after all. What does anyone think?

NB "Creationism" and "Christianity" are not synonymous. Creationism is the belief that the story of Adam and Eve etc. is literally true.

Answer 1

No, it would be better if you taught it church, side by side with the Lord of the Rings.

Answer 2

I'm sure even some religious people would agree with me here, I know my mother certainly does. I will stress that I see the importance of balance, and while I am a stoic believer in evolution myself, I consider creationism a valid believe.

Science is secular. This is very important. Many religions have different stories of the creation of man and animal and earth, even denominations within a single religion.

Science is all about evidence. Science, unlike religion, does not ask for your faith. It asks you to look at evidence, perform experiments, make observations, and fit hypotheses around these that make the most possible sense. Science cannot prove anything completely [unlike mathematics] but it can show beyond reasonable doubt that some theories hold. Despite what many people may think, there is extremely strong evidence of microevolution, which is now almost completely accepted by everyone. There is growing evidence for macroevolution and the majority of the world consider it to be a valid theory and probably correct. However, there is no evidence for God or his creation of the universe. How ever hard you look, science always provides a better explaination. Since as we discussed, science is about taking the most sensible and likely hypotheses, by definition this rules Creationism out of the science class.

Creationism is a religious point of veiw, and as such should be kept to the religion classes, which I believe deserve to be taught everywhere; not necessarily to encourage people to believe, but understanding and appreciating what other people believe breeds tolerance which is highly important.

Answer 3

well Sri Lanka teaches creationism in science classes..i didn't know that other countries didn't.that's pretty strange actually..do u mean to say that even in countries like the UK,which are officially Christian countries,that creationism is not taught? and the USA? ...it's strange because Sri Lanka is an officially Buddhist country and we ALL learn creationism..not just the christians...

i'm not a christian myself (a Buddhist) but i believe it's wrong NOT to teach..not because of the reason you give,but because,since that is also a widely accepted explanation for the beginning of the world,it's only proper and right that it should be taught.it's not ethical to completely dismiss it.

"Creationism is the belief that the story of Adam and Eve etc. is literally true."===we are taught this as well as evolution.but we are not taught that either is "literally true".we are taught that these are both 2 explanations given and accepted by people around the world.But we were not given tests and things on it.

Answer 4

The short and easy answer is no, because it has nothing to do with science.

If you want to teach that it is a belief some 'civilised' people still cling to, social science would be the way to go. I don't see why there isn't a 'secular religion' stream of education - not 'this is what God said' so much as 'this is what people of [insert religion here] believe.' That would be interesting and hopefully lead to some level of tolerance...although of course it would probably also lead to a rise in atheism, and then 9 out of every 10 people in America would start jumping up and down about religious persecution. Oy vei.

Answer 5

Creationism is still in the belief stage.To teach something in a science class greater proof is required other than, "someone said so". What happens if the discussion gets to Noah & the Arc. Science knows that Noah would have to get to the Amazon Rain Forest in order to gather many of the 1 million different species of insects. You can't teach religious beliefs in a science class because many times science has dis-proven religion.

Answer 6

I suppose it would be good if they at least mentioned that some people only believe in Creation, but leave it at that. I don't think I heard that word spoken once in my public school. I don't think anymore than 10 minutes should be spent on it and there shouldn't be any religious tests/quizzes on it. I don't believe in it myself but there had to be some kids in my class that did. They never said anything about it though and no one complained about learning anything about evolution. I did have one friend that was SUPER religious and she chose to attend some sort of Christian academy so that she could get her religious education mixed with the regular stuff. I think that's really the best way to do it. I'd be pissed as hell if I was forced to learn Bible stuff in public school since I never went to church. The church going kids would have had such an advantage over me since they had already had years of learning that stuff in CCD classes from church, etc..

If you want to learn religious theory in school, go to a school affiliated with a church. Unfortunately for them, those schools require tuition but I know I wouldn't want my 'tax dollars' funding any religious organization. I wish there was a way that the Creationist people could have their tax dollars go toward a Creation class so that they didn't have to fund anything having to do with evolution and vice versa. That would be such a pain in the butt to straighten out though. I suppose that's why some people choose homeschooling.

Answer 7

I would have no problem with presenting creationism as the answer to how life began provided all other creation myths and speculations (such as being planted on Earth by aliens)were given equal time.

Answer 8

what i feel is .... teach them evolution....creationism...intelligent design..... let them look at the universe and decide what seems true to them....... just tell them that these are the theories..... and none of them are absolutely provable....... why are we afraid to say we don't know for sure....... if you teach someone something and say it is the absolute truth..... then how will science or religion evolve ? let children wonder about the universe..... let them find the answers for themselves.... we don't want adults of today..... who can't think beyond what they have been taught..... science or religion...... you are just creating parrots who can recite what a book says.......thats how science and religion evolve......

Answer 9

No. Would it make sense to preach evolution in church? Evolutions real agenda is naturalism and secular humanism wrapped up in the banner of "science" because that's the only way it could get past the local school board.

Answer 10

When I was in school, creationism was taught as sort of a side-note "There are religions and cultures that believe...." but it was never taught as scientific.

Answer 11

My science teachers always taught us a ton of views and I appreciate that greatly because I'm not ignorant.