First of all, these people don't even want 'creationism' taught in school, they want Christianity taught. And second of all, if you want your kids to learn the bible, take them to a church! Public school is no place to enforce your little indoctrinations on other peoples kids. If you want your kid to believe invisible sky faries exist, get your preist to do it.
Thirdly, for those people who DO want the completely neutral concept of 'creationism' taught, the idea of 'completely nueteral creationism' falls short of a paragraph in length.
"The universe is too complex, it must have been created, the end."
You can't even explain what that means without getting into a specific religion or text.
This whole thing is just some fundamentalist rebellion against evolution, they can't get over the fact that it makes more sense than "god did it", they feel >threatened<, which is why this is even being debated in the first place and You guys are insecure with your beliefs.
2007-07-20 15:08:39 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Fourthly, If we offer creationism as an alternative concept, we also must teach FSMism, Hinduism, all ancient eastern mythologies like Zeus and Odin, and any other technically plausible theory. The one thing evolution has over any of these little fiction books, it can be scientifically verified and explained. There is material and subject to be understood. I've been taught evolution in my own public high school just a few years ago, and i was pretty disheartened when my teacher had to (legally) sit there and ensure us that evolution is just a theory and be all sensitive to religious beliefs because fundie parents in the PTO are threatened that their kids will actually understand evolution and realize how pathetic the little Harry Potter prequel they want their kids to mindlessly accept sounds in comparison.
2007-07-20 15:08:59 · update #1
SO, let it be known that though i appear as if i am simply preaching on a soap box, the QUESTION remains:
Should we teach creationism in public schools?
2007-07-20 15:09:15 · update #2
your first point is really good. If they are going to teach creationism they should teach the snake eating the sun and all the other stuff. Also: America was not founded on Christianity, it was founded on the separation of Church and state! The founding fathers were very anti-theocracy because of recent European history at that time. These Christian freaks are trying to drag us back to the middle ages!
2007-07-20 15:13:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 6⤋
Lets change the question around a little bit. Why does my child or any child attending Public School have to be taught about Evolution? The science experiments and the rest of the science work just fine without Evolution. So why is it the only "Theory" taught in Public Schools?
Since this subject has been such a problem for so many communities why not just put the whole subject (Evolution) out of Public Schools?
2007-07-20 16:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by hossteacher 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I find it funny how there are those who want to teach the THEORY of evolution as fact when it is not. Evolution is still and will always be a THEORY and that only. It has not been proven and it can never be. The Bible is the book we need to go to if you wish to find the truth. Check out the links below for some interesting reading
God Bless,
Chris
2007-07-22 03:46:44 · answer #3 · answered by Chris_His_Servant_7 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. If creationism, as the christians see it, is taught, every creation story must be taught as well. That would leave very little time for the other subjects...reading, writing, arithmetic, etc. As for evolution, teaching of the scientific facts should be taught. Leave the teaching of religion to the parents. Parents who want creationism taught in public schools are only pushing off their responsibility to the state. If they want their children to learn what they themselves believe religiously, they should teach it themselves.
2007-07-20 15:22:30 · answer #4 · answered by moondriven 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The public schools claim they want children to have the choice basically in what they believe regarding evolution and God but in all honesty, they aren't allowing such choice to take place. They promote that a kid should find his/her own identity but when it comes to God...."Oh no we can't have that". They say we as a people should "tolerate" others beliefs but when a Christian speaks up..."Oh no, you're promoting hate". They are such hypocrites.
Some college allowed gay students to wear t-shirts expressing their life style, something like a rainbow or some sort and when Christian students wore t-shirts that read "Hate the sin, not the sinner" they got expelled. What's up with that. Oh they said the Christian students were promoting hate. It's okay for homosexuals to prance around flashing "gay" signs if there is such a thing but as soon as a Christian does it, "Oh no we have to censor that". I'm so ticked off at hypocrisy.
2007-07-20 15:12:57 · answer #5 · answered by Gir 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Creationism is just as valid a theory as evolution. Both theories have their issues. But when I was in school we learned about evolution AND all of the creation stories from all over the world, not just Christianity's point of view. It benefitted me to learn more than one point of view to be able to understand some of the cultural differences in beliefs. I don't think it is unreasonable to continue to teach both thoeries until one is proven without a shadow of a doubt.
2007-07-20 15:21:25 · answer #6 · answered by Erin C 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It should be offered as an elective course, like comparative religion or mythology. There's nothing wrong with knowing both sides. I still read Christian literature from time to time...it hasn't made me convert yet. It's called being educated. Would you take a stance on a political issue if you didn't know both sides first?
2007-07-20 15:27:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree that "Creationism" cannot be taught in a science class since it is not able to be proven or demonstrated by the scientific method. But "Intelligent Design" can be taught since it does not require the teaching of any particular religion or god. It simply requires that you acknowledge that there is a design somehow built into everything.
Evolution can also not be proven but it is taught as if it can be. There is not one, not a single, instance or one species evolving into another. There is plenty of evidence of evolution within species but not from to another.
2007-07-20 15:16:01 · answer #8 · answered by jakejr6 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
There are only two theories on the origins of our earth and civilization. Both are unprovable; both remain theories.
An educational understanding of both would be a good basis for making an adult, intelligent, knowledgeable decision about which to believe.
The issue isn't about foisting religion on anyone. It's about preparing youth to make educated choices, weighing the evidence for themselves.
2007-07-20 16:30:04 · answer #9 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
why not im no more convinced of evoloution anymore than i am creationism both ask for a wild leap in rational thought so why not have two dilluted ideas put out there for our kids to be infected with, whats wrong with us the all knowing aquatic apes not knowing how all this came about ,we dont really know anything , no proof of god , and evoloution isnt exaclty all its cracked up to be........Id have great respect for anyone who simply just admits they do not know for sure , but to have just another alternative theory taught what real harm is there?
2007-07-20 15:16:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow lol....Pretty opinionated aren't we???
It should be offered as an elective, as should the hole filled theory of evolution. That way everyone is happy and they can choose to learn something that doesn't counter our rights to practice and teach our religious beliefs.
Why you so emotional about this??
2007-07-20 15:14:25 · answer #11 · answered by ™Tootsie 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋