Is there anyone out there that is still for creationism in the classroom?

Question

I need some advice on as to why everyone thinks evolution is SOO much better and why people believe our children should be taught such close minded topics?

OK for everyone who has chosen to bring up the close minded issue, I guess I should have added that I would like equal time for both I am not by any means saying evolution is close minded nor that creation is very open minded. I just think it's close minded to teach only one thing where there are still links missing in the chain.

Answer 1

I'm all for creation! I see no point in believing evolution, and I've done my share of research on it. Some say they believe it 'cause it's scientifically supported, but that's a load of bull. There's no proof for it; you just gotta do your research to find its innumerable faults. There is no good, solid, unshakable evidence for it. They say it makes more sense than creation 'cause you see proof of it, but that's baloney. There's no proof! Yeah, they mutate things in the lab, but all their results have been horribly unbeneficial. They say they'd rather believe in something that can be seen...that makes some sense...if only you could SEE evolution. It can't be done! The theory was based on stuff that can't be seen (the "Big Bang" and whatnot). Sure, Darwin saw some birds with different beaks...so? He had no proof (neither do we) they evolved. The different birds may have ADAPTED to different environments, but that's an entirely different matter. Scientists haven't actually seen the process for themselves; they can only guess at what happened based on very widely spaced fossils (and they have no proof the fossils connect; Yeah, they know he difference between males and females, but how do they know whether or not certain female fossils had any offspring? They weren't there for what they say happened.). Now, nobody alive today was there for creation, but how do you explain how we humans got morals? Surely those didn't evolve? We have written evidence of creation that's been around for much longer than the theory of evolution has. God told those men what to write, and they wrote it. Evolutionists, on the other hand, don't even make any claim to being there when all the stuff from their theory supposedly happened.

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Don't ask!: The "accusations" aren't against you.

Answer 2

don't ask, there's a very fine line between being "open minded", and being just retarded.

Evolution is scientific; it's a theory that is well supported by evidence and years of obsevations.

Creationism is based on "faith". faith does not belong in science. science is about looking at the cold, hard facts, all of which point towards evolution (there are no missing chains, don't ask. virtually alll scientists agree that there is no doubt that evolution happened, and is still happening).

Lastly, if you want to be open minded, why don't we also teach evolution and cosmology in churches and mosques? isn't it only fair that if religion invades science classrooms, then science should do so to religious institutions as well?

Answer 3

should we go through what a class period would be like if it was centered on creationism? i've got a hunch it would be something like this.

"well basically, to any questions you have the answer is god did it."

not very enlightening is it? evolution isn't a "close minded topic". evolution has nothing to do with religion. it is science. science explains how things happen while religion puts meaning behind things. sometimes things don't necessarily need meaning but it comforts some people. tell you what, when you can come up with scientific evidence of creation then propose it to the school board.

Answer 4

Evolution is scientific act, creationism is not. Creationism is a myth based on an ancient religious texts. Legitimate science has proved that. If you don't want to believe that, that's your choice, but there is no debate about creationism except that which is raised by Creationists. There is no no debate about it within legitimate scientific communities. Creationism simply IS NOT science, nor is intelligent design, which has been described as creationism dressed in a cheap tuxedo.

Added comment: Intelligent design is a Trojan Horse tying to find a way into the schools. We all know perfectly well what's hiding inside it.

Answer 5

Religion OUT of schools!

Evolution isn't better, it's based on facts. Creationism is based on beliefs, which has nothing to do with reality!

If you want to believe the Earth is flat, 6000 years old and that fossils are the Devil's creations, that's your business... don't drag kids into it.

Children are entitled to facts and learn the scientific method. Once that's done, they can believe whatever they want.

But hell will freeze over before I allow religion to enter a schoolclass again!

God has no place in a school anymore than reality in an organised religion...

Creationism and Alchemy are the same thing: they're not sciences, they're fantasies people try to make come true.

Answer 6

Creationism is a religious idea. There are literally thousands of other religious creation ideas. However, schools teach science, not religion. The position taken by the majority of scientists is that until a better theory is discovered, evolution accurately explains the natural phenomena we witness, and is supported internationally by scientific experimentation and examination of the natural world. Creationism is one explanation, but not a scientific idea.

Answer 7

1) Because evolution has evidence to support it. Creationism is religious superstition, devoid of evidence and thought.

2) Science is not close-minded. If creationism 'researchers' came up with anything to support it, we'd listen. But they haven't. They demand we go straight from 'I had an idea' to 'let's teach it in schools'. Sorry, there's a process to that. And it involves proving yourself right first. Should we also teach about all other 10,000 gods and their creation stories? Or are you religious types too close-minded for that?

Answer 8

Creationism is based on myth derived from the Hebrew culture. I dont believe that story any more than I do the world was formed on the back of a turtle. (Native American creation myth).
Evolution is the theory that an organism has the ability to adapt/mutate to survive in its environment, which has been seen within generations. It doesn't state there is no God, or that we came from monkeys. It theorizes we share an anscestor that was apelike.
And yes, its a theory- you know, like gravity.

Answer 9

Oh, and creationism ISN'T? Creationism ISN'T imposing on children YOUR religion?

Grow up, little girl.

Evolution isn't close minded, it's reality. No one in my school even doubts that anymore, because we study it extensively. People have discovered there is REAL evidence behind it, and that only complete morons would continue to deny it.

But, many people can still believe in the Bible while believing in evolution. Believing in evolution does not mean certain people are un-religious...it means certain people aren't tightwads. Apparently, you're so uptight and close-minded you can't see that correlation.

Answer 10

I think you have that backwards. Creationism is the close-minded one. Evolution is a biologically observable fact. Creationism comes out of a religion that not everyone practices. If you want your kids to learn about it - teach it to them. But, keep it out of the schools. It doesn't belong there.