Evolution vs. Religion taught in schools?

Question

I'm gonna make it plain and simple.

Evolution is purely and simply a BELIEF,
nothing more.

Same with Religion.

SO,
why do schools, especially biology teachers,
teach evolution, not religion,
when explaining things it explains in the Bible!

...like how all the races came about?

Why not give the answer from the Evolution standpoint and Biblical standpoint?

Well,
not EVERYONE believes in EVOLUTION either!

I said ALL religions,

AND YES,
religion CAN become a part of our government!

WELL,
kids being taught deserve to CHOOSE what they believe, ESP. if they're in a HIGH SCHOOL bio class!

See, Public Schools endorse Liberalism and it's proven here! ugh...

Answer 1

I agree completely. They teach it as if it's the only way, NOT a theory. How come it's the only thing they teach, and not several different point of views. But I do believe it is because it is one of the only probable theories that is not related to religion. Schools are not allowed to cross that border between religion and actual "textbook history." Because they don't want to make any students feel pressured because they do not believe in a certain religion being taught or spoke of.

Answer 2

why? because Evolution has to do with Biology. What with all the crossing of the gametes to form new species, evolutionalised beings.. it is easy enough to explain from the Evolution standpoint. because it is based on fact written down in textbooks that everyone can and has to refer to. this is what Biology is about isnt it - Evolution of species?

do you think nobody would complain if everything was explained in Biblical standpoint? religion is a very very touchy issue, some kids may argue with the teacher about religion, or even go back home and complain to their parents that the teacher said so-and-so (eg teacher said Christianity is 'better' than other religions like Islam. she said God created us all. is it true mummy?) and the mother might lodge a complaint that the teacher is brainwashing his students.

so would you agree that an answer from the Evolution standpoint would be sufficient?

Answer 3

The same reason why in physics, you learn about gravity and not some unbacked hypothesis like God pushes everything toward earth.

Teaching creationism endorses Christianity, which is unconstitutional, and has no supporting evidence. If you want to learn about religion, go to church or take a religion/philosophy class. Science and only science belongs in the science classroom.

"Why not give the answer from the Evolution standpoint and Biblical standpoint?"

You are assuming both theories are equally valid, which is not true.

Answer 4

well i think that neither should be taught, because there are many religious people that are not christian so teaching from the bible would be pointless. and to make it fair they would have to teach rfom EVERY religious book not just the bible, but i don't think it should be taught. i am muslim and firmly believe in adam and eve and that god made everything, but i would get offended if i were atheist and i had to sit through some long drawn out thing from the biblical point of view, knowing i don't believe in it. this is how i feel about evolution, that is why i am happy i finished my biology requirements for high school.

so i think neither shoudl be taught, the basics that can be proven should be taught, you know the sperm and the egg, then embryo, etc. you know things that are definite and that can be proven. not things that can be debated like evolution and god made everything

Answer 5

From the standpoint of evolution, evolution is science. It is founded in evidence and closely scrutinized. Calling it a belief is like calling atomic theory a belief.


The answer from the Biblical viewpoint involves hand waving and lying. I don't do that. Sorry. I leave flagrant immorality to the Biblical Creationists.

Answer 6

Sure, you'd have no problem with religion being taught in schools as long as it's YOUR religion, but I'll bet you wouldn't be so vocal about supporting it if it was Islam or Hinduism or something else that was going to be taught to your child.

Yes, there are people who don't "believe" in evolution, but the difference is that anyone can close their eyes and *refuse* to look at real, verified, scientific evidence. Even if you close your eyes and refuse to look, though, the evidence is still there. Whether you *want* to believe in it or not doesn't change that. The people who don't believe in your religion are not closing their eyes to verified scientific evidence. With religion, there is NO evidence at all. None. Zero. *You* are refusing to believe in actual, verified scientific evidence because you're *afraid* that it goes against your "magical" book. It's the equivalent of putting your fingers in your ears and saying "La la la la, I can't hear you". That's not scientific reasoning, it's completely illogical, it's selfish, it's ignorant, and it has no place in schools, government, OR an intelligent society. Those who wish to remain mentally in the dark ages and base their education on bronze age superstition can go ahead. But keep the ignorance to yourself.

Answer 7

Evolution is perpetuated by the principle of indoctrination, and is founded on not just a paucity of, but a complete absence of empirical evidence. That is why the callow, beguiled disciples of evolution who leave "answers" on this forum use the same old parroted, clichéd response of evolution having "tons of evidence," without the common-sense and logical reasoning necessary to discern fact from fiction in order to critically analyze their own dogmatic beliefs.

That being said, evolution will never be allowed to be critically analyzed in public schools because the elitist “scientific” community has an atheistic agenda to uphold. Unfortunately people are naïve enough to think that scientists are never wrong, and do not have substantial interest invested in the preservation of a theory that requires no legitimate evidence to sustain it; but they forget about the multi-millions of dollars in research grants and government funding that are reliant on the veracity of the idea of evolution being a viable inclusion of all things science. This is why evolutionists have attempted (regrettably with much success) to massage evolution the lie into every discipline of science from anesthesiology to zoology, and every “ology” in-between. The irony is that evolution is a de facto theory which is only maintained by brain-washing the proverbial “masses” by consistently proclaiming pure conjecture to be absolute fact; a very efficient and effective method used by the Nazi party in Germany not so long ago.

The point is that these “Yahoo!s” are just regurgitating the same lies that have been surreptitiously conditioning scrupulous conformers and the willingly ignorant, uncritical thinkers for over a hundred years into the religion of naturalism. If you don’t believe me, ask them about the Cambrian Explosion, polystrate fossils, dinosaur soft-tissue, Carbon-14 in diamonds and coal, living fossils unchanged over tens of millions and hundreds of millions of years, lack of transitional fossils, lack of observed mechanism for genetic increase in information (which evolution requires), written human history not exceeding 4-6 thousand years, or any other logical observation that contradicts the mountainous lie called evolution, and see what nonsense they spew at you. More than likely many of them will give you the parroted response “there is tons of evidence for evolution” directly followed or preceded by an ad hominem attack or some variety of character assassination and name-calling.

Check out the site below for the antithesis of ignorance (that is, evolution).

Answer 8

Why should science and biology teachers have to teach religion? You get that in church and Sunday School. Religion isn't science! Science is facts and religion is BS. And since when does the Bible accurately explain how all the races came about? I'll tell you how they came about....EVOLUTION!

This is not a Christian country. Why can't you understand that. Christianity is NOT the only religion. If we taught Christian beliefs...we would have to teach all religion's beliefs. We have separation of church and state in this country. Religion cannot be part of our government, and public schools are government supported. Which mean all the taxes of all the people in this country pay for it. Not just Christians.


atheist

Answer 9

Creationism is a religious belief, supported by religious arguments. There are thousands of different religious creation stories, each of which is *technically* as valid as the Chirstian viewpoint.

However, evolution is supported by scientists throughout the world and of nearly all faiths, and is supported by logical, visible evidence in the natural world. Science and religion differ.

Answer 10

Okay, children have brains that love to wonder. Do you have any idea how many questions they will ask when taught religion? Plus the teachers will not now how to answer them, and there will probably be some crazy lawsuit about not answering the "unknown" correctly.

Atleast with evolution there is proof.