Evolution is taught, which goes against religious beliefs. Do you think that creation should be taught, which is against nonreligious beliefs. Or do you think that both options should be available so that the child can decide which "theory" they believe is true?
2007-07-13 08:24:20 · 54 answers · asked by Tiffany R 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They should expose all or nothing.
2007-07-13 08:26:58 · answer #1 · answered by Molly 6 · 2⤊ 9⤋
No.
1. We cannot teach everything. Even if there is a debate. There is a huge debate in physics around super-string theory. We don't teach that (I'd lay money that the average schoolchild knows as much as me about super-string theory: nothing)
2. We are entitled to make judgements about which side of the debate to come down on. We do NOT teach holocaust denial and let the "child decide which "theory" they believe is true".
3. You miss a key quantifier in formulation the question. Evolution goes against SOME religious beliefs. Most people with a religious faith have no problem with evolution. My next door neighbour is a very devout Christian who also has a Phd in evolutionary biology. That some small group have a problem with something is no reason to give an alternative in the curriculum. Should schools teach Ptolemaic astronomy because heliocentrism goes against some religious beliefs?
2007-07-13 08:38:38 · answer #2 · answered by anthonypaullloyd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't care if they teach creationism as long as they teach the theory of evolution properly so that the kids understand why this theory is universally accepted by scientists and that it is not just something that people "believe" like a religious teaching, following "Prophet Darwin". Seriously, when I see the questions asked by creationists here, I see they have no idea how science works and what evidence the theory of evolution is based upon. When people ask why there are still monkeys if we come from monkeys and when they think that character faults of Darwin would refute the theory of evolution, then it means they simply lack education.
I did hear about history of creation from Genesis as a child but it did not convince me a bit as I knew the facts about evolution. There is so much evidence for evolution that I am sure that nobody who is properly educated about it could be convinced by creationism.
2007-07-13 08:35:49 · answer #3 · answered by Elly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think creationism has a place in science class as its religion not science. Which creation story are you going with? I guess you could just say that the world looks so big and complex that some bigger more complex deity must have done it but again this is religion not science. The creationists took their case to court and provided the best testimony they had but the court ended up ruling that it failed the criteria of qualifying as a scientific concept. See Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District. In general I think if creationism has a place its in world religion, religion, or theology classes. Although perhaps it would be instructive if in science they touched on why it is not a science since so many people seem to not know.
2016-05-17 04:52:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
which creation myth should be taught? How about the Norse, which says that fire in the south melted the ice in the north, making steam from which came a cow and a giant? And out of the sweat of the giant (Ymir) came three gods, Odin, Vili and Ve. They killed Ymir and out of his body they made the earth.
The idea: "somebody made it" is in itself not a theory. It does not explain why some things exist and not others. It doesn't explain anything at all in fact. A specific creation story does explain something, but there is no way to falsify any such specific story, so they are not scientific.
Besides, evolution explains so many thing creation does not. Why do men have nipples? Why do people have appendices? Why do horses have tiny bones in their hooves they don't use? Genetic material shows we are all related, we all evolved from a common ancestor. Any creation story that denies that is not fit for school.
2007-07-13 08:37:13 · answer #5 · answered by Ray Patterson - The dude abides 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think evolution goes against religion? Do you not believe that people have evolved over time? I'm not saying from apes, but just in general. Creation IS a religious study, and should not be taught in school. Evolution is a scientific THEORY and should be allowed to be taught in school as a theory only, as long as they state that no link between ape and man has been found.
2007-07-13 08:31:37 · answer #6 · answered by magix151 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Evolution should be taught in science classes and creationism should be taught in religious studies classes.
Evolution is based on observed fact, research and experimentation and is a scientific theory which fits all known facts (and has done so for 148 years)
Creationism is part of a system of belief and as such it does not require evidence to support it (which is just as well because there isn't much).
There should be no problem in teaching the two just as long as it is made clear where each belongs in the general scheme of knowledge and education - for example, creationism cannot be taught as fact because it isn't factual but it should still be taught because it is also important to understand people's beliefs.
2007-07-13 08:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
Creationism is a belief not a science. leave the teaching of beliefs to the church and science to the schools. Or open the church up to teaching evolution?
By the way the Supreme court has ruled on this already. Creationism or intelligent design is not a science and has no place in the school.
By the way you misunderstand the scientific term when it comes to the word theory.
2007-07-13 08:32:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution should be taught, creationism shouldn't.
Evolution does not go against religious beliefs. If the pope doesn't have any problem with evolution you'd expect that the rest of christians wouldn't either.
Teaching to rely on conventional medicine instead of spiritual healing goes against the theories of christian scientists. Should we teach this in school? No.
I don't think public school should be misused to teach the patently unproven beliefs of small but vocal minorities to everybody else. You'll want to teach them that some people say the moon is made from cheese next?
2007-07-13 08:29:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Creationism is taught. Evolution is taught in science class because it is a scientific theory. It is the only scientific theory. DON'T call creationism a theory, because it is at best a hypothesis. Creationism is taught in anthropology or mythology classes because it deals with religion and faith. I took science, mythology, and anthropology in high school, and thus was exposed to both ideas.
2007-07-13 08:32:40 · answer #10 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not the public schools' responsibility to teach religion. It is the parents' responsibility. If parents want creationism taught in school, then they should send their child(ren) to a private school where creationism is taught. Everyone should not be subject to faith-based myths.
Public schools are for teaching evolution, not religion.
2007-07-13 09:35:03 · answer #11 · answered by E C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋