DEFCON America is a group that claims it is “defending the Constitution” by opposing the opening of the Creation Museum. “This is to science what Joe Camel was to health - a crass marketing ploy that cynically preys on the impressionable minds of children,” said DefCon co-director Clark Stevens.
1. How is the Creation Museum, a privately-owned enterprise, unconstitutional?
2. Isn’t presenting school-age children with only one version of truth (evolution) more cynical than opening a museum with exhibits about faith?
2007-05-17 02:19:08 · 27 answers · asked by cmw 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ANYTHING to supress the truth, anything. The Bible said it would be like this, people are just following their wicked hearts.
2007-05-17 02:22:14 · answer #1 · answered by Soundtrack to a Nightmare 4 · 7⤊ 7⤋
1) As a private entity no it is not illegal or unconstitutional
2) No there is nothing cynical about teaching school children what is considered the best explanation we have based on real facts.
If this is really happening it is sad because people should be able to open a science, art, sex, faith museum if they want and it is private. BUT to even suggest it is cynical that we only teach children the theory with facts data to support it in SCIENCE class is not only silly, it is stupid. It would be hypocritical to present a creationist hypothesis in science class as it has NO SCIENTIFIC data to support it.
Now if we come up with another idea that is tested and becomes a scientific theory based on positive results...we should teach that in science class too. But to teach ideas that have no data at all to support them in science class "to present alternative beliefs" is stupid and wrong and the same thing as teaching Geometry in a language class. Alternative ideas with no support can be talked about in religion and philosophy class...not science class
Cookieduster> Darwin NEVER recanted Evolution. That is a myth started by the "faithful" that is a flat out lie. It was started by a religious woman who was nowhere NEAR his deathbed. This is all from written testimony from Darwin's daughter who WAS at deathbed and said he never once recanted Evolution.
daniel b> What other theories (and as we are talking about science please use the correct terminology. a Theory in science is a hypothesis that has been tested a lot with positive results...not just an idea..a untested or unproved idea is a hypothesis)? I would like to know of any other actual Theories because all I have ever come across are idea like ID and Creationism that by they very definition are untestable and so..not scientific.
2007-05-17 02:32:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not familiar with this creation museum but since evolution
has been knocked out of the water . They are trying to fill
the void . The science community wants to change the name
earth to Creation . At the least they are on the right track for
now . They admit that a Supreme Being must have made the
earth and everything in it . They just can't understand it , every
thing they thought of and , their theories are wrong and don't
have any facts to prove them with . They are just trying to
figure out what God already knows and has done . amen...
2007-05-17 02:34:35 · answer #3 · answered by S.O.T.C. 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The truth scares people. The evolutionary bubble is being burst, and they dont like it. Evolution is a faith based belief system like any other religion. It has its own church (museums), and its own high priests (evolutionists).
It is taught in every school, rammed down our throat on discovery channel and national geographic, and passed off as truth. It ISNT. A few small creationist museums pop up and they scream bloody murder, saying we are brain washing kids. They havent been brain-washing kids since the cradle? There ARE other theories than evolution, Why not entertain them? Scientists are supposed to be NON-BIASED. They shouldnt rant and scream when a former member of the evolutionist crowd, (thats where most creation scientists come from), taps on their ivory tower with his creation hammer, they should WELCOME the debate. That is what science is about.
The creation museum should be allowed to be in place like and other institution. This is A M E R I C A, in other words, FREEDOM to think what you want.
2007-05-17 02:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by fortheimperium2003 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
DEFCON America is out of line, this is still a free country the last time I checked and those people can put whatever crazy or sane thing they want to in their museum.
2007-05-17 02:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
In this country the free expression of ideas, no matter how absurd, is protected by the Constitution. Yes it's a shame that children will be exposed to such a place, and come away more ignorant than they were before their visit. If my children's class were going to such a place I would certainly protect them by not allowing them to go, keeping them home from school that day if necessary. But there is still nothing illegal about it.
2007-05-17 02:30:55 · answer #6 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It should not be illegal to open it. After all, we have Ripley's Believe it or Not museums.
However, it should not be a destination for any school that receives a single penny of public money, for it is putting forward religion as science, and therefore is running counter to the proper education in scientific method, the core of the scientific curriculum.
2007-05-17 02:24:11 · answer #7 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
1. It is not unconstitutional. On the other hand, a public school field trip there should be.
2. Calling lies an alternate version of the truth is the reason is exactly why school children are to be kept away.
2007-05-17 02:45:04 · answer #8 · answered by novangelis 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No it should not be illegal.
No it is not unconstitutional.
Yes, it is complete bullsh!t and I would not mind if it went out of business and the only reason I would ever go to it is to find out for myself what nonsense is being shown there.
No, presenting school-age children with only one scientific theory more cynical than opening a museum about ludicrous non-scientific crap. If it really was about faith, that would be another matter. But it's about dinosaurs and men living at the same time and global floods 5 miles deep. It's also NOT Christian, in my humble opinion.
2007-05-17 02:29:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
It is ridiculous to fight against such a thing. We are forced to learn the theory of evolution in school. We should also learn about intelligent design (if we are interested in being politically correct). It isn't unconstitutional. One version of truth is pushing that into the impressionable minds of children. God Bless.
2007-05-17 02:24:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
It cannot be unconstitutional and parents will be able to decide if their children visit.
I personally think we focus so much on details that won't make a difference that we miss sight of the bigger picture. If something is false, the Light will reveal it.
2007-05-17 02:24:30 · answer #11 · answered by future dr.t (IM) 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋