To ensure that only evolutionary theory is taught?
... if science worked that way, we'd still be in the dark ages...
2007-06-26 14:01:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
From the *classroom*?
You think that's an appropriate place for fallacies and pseudoscience to be thrashed out? Don't you think that such controversies should be debated within real academic institutions, where people can tell the difference between a cute, comforting theory and a solidly-based one?
The majority of *adults* on this forum know very little about biology and evolution, for example, and many of them don't know a thing.
Kids should be told the current consensus.
CD
2007-06-26 14:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by Super Atheist 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you have a theory, go ahead and present it to the scientific community. If it passes muster, it will be taught alongside evolution. But you'd better look up and understand the definition of "theory" first, in the way that science uses it.
"goddidit" is not a theory, it's a hypothesis. And a lousy one.
2007-06-26 21:48:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No we shouldn't but the theories that are taught there should be scientific in nature not religious.
Religious theories belong in liberal arts or humanities.
Notice that in a library, religious books are filed under social sciences not with earth sciences, astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, etc...
2007-06-26 21:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a clear difference between a scientific theory and a theological dogma.
Besides, evolution was called a theory during Darwin's time, it had evolved into fact since then.
2007-06-26 21:14:02 · answer #4 · answered by didi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The scientific method is to test hypotheses through experimentation. The problem with creationism and it's twin brother, "intelligent design" is that no one has yet devised a way to test either one by scientific method. Until that happens, neither hypothesis has a place in the science classroom.
2007-06-26 21:13:52 · answer #5 · answered by nightserf 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you allow "Creationism" to be taught, then you must allow the equally credible teachings of the Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster to be taught alongside evolutionary theory & creationism.
Ramen.
2007-06-26 21:05:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the 'questions' Christians are asking were answered a century and a half ago. Time to move on.
We need inquiry moved BACK into schools. But not fairy tales like you guys want. Please learn to tell the difference between dogma and valid criticism.
2007-06-26 21:05:09 · answer #7 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you are closed mined and afraid of other theories
2007-06-26 21:14:21 · answer #8 · answered by kenny p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why ?
Let them do some
thing more.
2007-06-27 09:12:22 · answer #9 · answered by Jacky.- the "INDIAN". 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋