2007-12-13 01:44:43 · 50 answers · asked by Saved by Grace 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because school is for teaching factual subjects... when alternatives to evolution arise based on actual facts then feel free to teach them in school.
2007-12-13 01:49:42 · answer #1 · answered by Pitchy 5 · 13⤊ 1⤋
I'm not an atheist -- I'm just disinterested in organized religion. I don't see how you can call an atheist open minded -- they have made up their minds.
Now to your question -- there are all kinds of beliefs that conflict with scientific evidence. The US is a free country -- people can believe anything they want and can shout these beliefs from the tallest tower. As someone who has lived in other countries where expression is controlled I appreciate this freedom as a tremendous benefit.
The problem I have is when adults involve children to wage their fights. Teaching evolution in schools is one example -- focusing on the Boy Scouts to promote gay rights is another. It is just a wrong approach -- these are endless arguments -- involving children is just plain wrong.
2007-12-13 02:10:08 · answer #2 · answered by JP 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster teaches us that gravity doesn't exist; what we call gravity is actually his noodly appendices pushing us down...
Humans are taller these days, because while omnipotent FSM only has so many appendices to push people with. When there were fewer humans, he could push more and people were shorter, as can be seen in archeological findings.
Now, do you think that should be taught in schools? Should we teach the gravity theory AND flying spaghetti monster?
How about, instead of JUST teaching chemistry, we also teach alchemy...
Magic and physics?
Astrology and astronomy?
How about we leave the religon at home, or churches where it belongs?
There's a difference being open minded... and allowing nonsense.
2007-12-13 02:16:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why should my tax dollars fund the teaching of something that should be taught in church rather than a public school?
Talk about a need for separation of church and state!
Kids in laboratories can dissect organisms and look at their similarities, view a drop of pond water under a microscope and see different kinds of beasties, hell, they could probably even conduct their own little evolutionary experiments with bacteria or fruit flies or other short-lived creatures to see natural selection in action on a tiny but reproducible scale.
What fun would it be to teach intelligent design? Would everyone gather for story time while the teacher reads passages from the Bible, or watch some sanitized animated Schoolhouse Rock style shows depicting the slaughter portrayed in the Old Testament as a big God party?
2007-12-13 01:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I agree. I think that creationism should be taught in the schools. I vote with you. While we are at it, since you are so open minded, why would you possibly be against teaching evolution in your church. While at it, I am sure that you would not mind teaching Islam and all other religions in your church, just to be fair, since it is of such concern to you. Surely you are not a hypocrit who would be against teaching alternatives to your tooth fairy.
2007-12-13 03:00:23 · answer #5 · answered by Fred 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I hate assumptions. The only thing all Atheists agree on is that they do not believe in deities. Anything else is an assumption on your part. Period.
I'm not exactly 100% cconvinced of evolution either, but as of now it's the best theory we have. I'm all for giving people as much information as possible and letting them decide.
2007-12-13 01:52:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is usually taught under science. I'm all for alternatives being left in religion or what-not, but unless you have scientific evidence, it has no business being taught as scientific fact.
Who the hell said we were open-minded? An atheist is someone who does not believe in deities. End of story.
2007-12-13 01:51:19 · answer #7 · answered by Keyring 7 · 9⤊ 1⤋
Why don't you instill more faith in your child and your child's judgment, schools are no place to be filled with things that should come from home like morals, religion or non - religion , political views or for parents to extend other home based systems. Schools are merely tooled for our children to learn in and retain certain knowledge that the child will need to learn of for later years in life. School is the one place a child needs to learn to blend and socialize and handle people with diff rent backgrounds and expectations of life other things such as religion needs to stay within the home.
2007-12-13 02:31:11 · answer #8 · answered by calmlikeatimebomb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not atheist, I am not Christian. I am against teaching stupidity.
Would you like someone to teach which craft, voodoo, Flat earth theories to kids,
American kids are already behind most of the developed world in Science and Math. Do you want to be competitive in the modern world or go back and compete in ----- world.
2007-12-13 02:09:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why shouldn't we teach that 1+1=3 or any of the alternatives to 1+1=2?
2007-12-13 01:49:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 19⤊ 3⤋