If Christians are against evolution being taught in schools because it is "unproven"?

Question

Why are they all for Creationism/Intelligent Design being taught in schools? How are those proven at all?

Answer 1

Creationism/ID is not a valid scientific theory, therefore it has absolutely no place in a science class. They may view it as an alternative to evolution, but it is not a *scientific* alternative. Just like Intelligent Falling is not a scientific alternative to Gravitational Theory.

Answer 2

I am not opposed to evolution being taught in schools as a theory- it is when it is taught as a fact that I take issue- it has never been proven and is still very much a theory. It is important that when it is taught that they teach that it has never been proven, but that there are many who accept it as fact.

If creation was taught in school, I would not have a problem teaching it as a theory either, since it has not been scientifically proven, (although it makes more sense than the big bang). Then they can teach that there are many who accept the creation as fact.

I think it is important for children to see that there are different theories and different beliefs about certain things and that it is up to each individual to study the facts of each side and learn which one makes sense to them and the one that most supports their beliefs and convictions. It is also important to teach children that science does not always have all the answers.

Answer 3

I would have no problem with evolution being taught in school IF they also taught the opposing theory of creationism.

BOTH should be taught and the child should be able to choose which he believes (or is taught at home).

By banning creationism in the school, you have given the students no choice. You are force feeding a theory.

Parent then have the sole responsibility of teaching the children about creationism and the faults of evolution.

Answer 4

For the most part, Christians are "against" evolution being taught in school, they are "for" the other views being taught along with evolution, since they are all theories and share the same evidences. It's not a matter of proving, since it's impossible to recreate the scenario in a lab or any other environment. It's a matter of how those evidences are interpreted. Truth has nothing to fear from close examination or comparison.

Answer 5

Because many Christians do not follow logic. They blindly believe a story from the Bible that is meant to be taken ALLEGORICALLY rather than LITERALLY and not only that, they want to have their version of reality imposed upon others, using public funds. Indoctrinated, if you will.

They're pushing Intelligent Design ONLY because they can't get full-on Genesis Creationism in schools. Believe me, if they could, they would. What they want taught in schools is a whole lot less proven than evolution, that's for sure.

I myself believe in "Intelligent Design," as it were; it's pretty hard not to if you believe in God. But I also accept evolution (and yes, one can directly observe evolution happening on a microscopic scale using their own eyes), and I don't believe that anything religious should be taught in public schools or with public funds, as per the first amendment of the Constitution.

Answer 6

It answers the questions left behind by evolution far better than evolution ever could. Evolution still cannot account for NO transitional fossils. There is an evolutionist on here who claims that, according to Darwin, this is proof of evolution. How? There should and would be transitional fossils if evolution was true. The clues would be left behind .

Evolution CANNOT account for the massive number of species at the beginning of the Cambrian era. NONE of the fossils left can EVER be transitioned back to the prior era. Darwin did say that if there was a large amount of species being formed, evolution would not be able to account for that. Why? Because evolution takes such a long time.

Answer 7

I'd say Christians are against evolution because it tries to disprove God. To take away for the need for a creator. I think even proof for some Christians doesn't matter. If you say a bird on an island in the middle of the ocean far away from any other land evolves over thousands of years, many Christians will say no hands down, because it uses the word evolution. this is quite contraversial.
Why are we all for Creationims being taught in school? Well, look at it this way, if Christians aren't the ones who stand up for God and the cause of Christ, who's going to?

Answer 8

I only believe in whats been proven to be taught as fact, many many a science book has left out evolution especially man from monkey as just a theory.

Answer 9

Who says Christians are against evolution being taught in schools?

Most Christians I know don't want biblical creationism taught in science classes. What we want is for molecules-to-man evolution to be taught with all its warts (they are not even allowed to present evidence that would put evolution in a poor light). And we want intelligent design to at least to be presented. Unlike leprechauns and unicorns, etc., a significant percentage of the population believes in ID.

I'm sorry, but I have to agree with George Bush: "Both sides ought to be properly taught . . . so people can understand what the debate is about . . . Part of education is to expose people to different schools of thought . . . You're asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas, the answer is yes.”

Good science teaching should include controversies. But, whenever you mention this kind of stuff, evolutionists jump from their trees and start behaving as if someone had stolen their bananas. Apparently, academic freedom is for other subjects.

As Cal Thomas has said, “Why are believers in one model—evolution—seeking to impose their faith on those who hold that there is scientific evidence which supports the other model? It’s because they fear they will lose their influence and academic power base after a free and open debate. They are like political dictators who oppose democracy, fearing it will rob them of power.”

So many people these days are confusing biblical creationism with intelligent design. "Intelligent Design is the study of patterns in nature that are best explained as the result of intelligence" (Dr. William Dembski). That's it; it says nothing of who the creator is and how he/she/it/they did it. Intelligent Design encompasses every "creation" story, even aliens seeding life on this planet.

The thing is, reliable methods for detecting design exist and are employed in forensics, archeology, and data fraud analysis. These methods can easily be employed to detect design in biological systems.

When being interviewed by Tavis Smiley, Dr. Stephen Meyer said, “There are developments in some technical fields, complexity and information sciences, that actually enable us to distinguish the results of intelligence as a cause from natural processes. When we run those modes of analysis on the information in DNA, they kick out the answer, ‘Yeah, this was intelligently designed’ . . . There is actually a science of design detection and when you analyze life through the filters of that science, it shows that life was intelligently designed.”

And for those who put so much faith in peer-review, check this out: http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=2640&program=CSC%20-%20Scientific%20Research%20and%20Scholarship%20-%20Science

Answer 10

If they're all unproven, that would make sense to teach the 3 most dominant theories.

That way, kids could be allowed to think critically. Did you know a Critical Thinking course is often a requirement for teachers? why not for kids?

Otherwise, we have a form of government-sanctioned religion of atheism. Yes, atheism in science class.