education of evolution vs. creationism

this is the topic i got to write about in english, which is great because i talk about daily. i just wanted to post this and see what everyone's opinion here is on evolution being taught in school but not creationism.

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
this is the topic i got to write about in english, which is great because i talk about daily. i just wanted to post this and see what everyone's opinion here is on evolution being taught in school but not creationism.

Creationism is American's stupid people trying to force their religion into young children.

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
this is the topic i got to write about in english, which is great because i talk about daily. i just wanted to post this and see what everyone's opinion here is on evolution being taught in school but not creationism.

I don't have a problem with creationism being taught in schools - just not in science classes, since it isn't scientific. (Although, having said that, in some of my science classes we discuss the issues surrounding the rise of creationist thought, what it means and why ...)
But the simple fact is, it isn't science.

Originally posted by amannion
I don't have a problem with creationism being taught in schools - just not in science classes, since it isn't scientific. (Although, having said that, in some of my science classes we discuss the issues surrounding the rise of creationist thought, what it means and why ...)
But the simple fact is, it isn't science.

Creationism should be allowed to be taught in schools but not as science and certainly not as an alternative to evolution. Maybe in philosophy or religious studies.

Edit - I've no idea whyy I quoted your post amannion as I was saying basically the same thing. 😕

Originally posted by amannion
I don't have a problem with creationism being taught in schools - just not in science classes, since it isn't scientific. (Although, having said that, in some of my science classes we discuss the issues surrounding the rise of creationist thought, what it means and why ...)
But the simple fact is, it isn't science.

Exactly.

If creationism should be taught in science classes, then Russian should be taught in English classes.

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
this is the topic i got to write about in english, which is great because i talk about daily. i just wanted to post this and see what everyone's opinion here is on evolution being taught in school but not creationism.

I've come to the conclusion that it is more important for kids to learn anatomy, physiology, biology, chemistry and math than evolution and/or creationism. It wouldn't hurt if they learned to read and write as well.

ty for your opinions.

Originally posted by kirksey957
I've come to the conclusion that it is more important for kids to learn anatomy, physiology, biology, chemistry and math than evolution and/or creationism. It wouldn't hurt if they learned to read and write as well.

Evolution is an integral part of biology.

Originally posted by rwingett
Evolution is an integral part of biology.

do you not think that what goes on so long ago may be very hard to determine w/ 100% efficiency? why cant we just not teach creationism or evolution (also the big bang) and just teach what we know to be going on NOW and not claim we know what happened then? nobody would argue over the issue this way either

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
do you not think that what goes on so long ago may be very hard to determine w/ 100% efficiency? why cant we just not teach creationism or evolution (also the big bang) and just teach what we know to be going on NOW and not claim we know what happened then? nobody would argue over the issue this way either

That would be like saying - let's not bother teaching about gravity when studying physics.
Evolution is a central part of biology, and besides the lunatic creationist fringe, everybody in the real world has no problem with its scientific credentials. So, why not teach it?

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
do you not think that what goes on so long ago may be very hard to determine w/ 100% efficiency? why cant we just not teach creationism or evolution (also the big bang) and just teach what we know to be going on NOW and not claim we know what happened then? nobody would argue over the issue this way either

If we needed 100% certainty about something before teaching it then we'd never teach anything.

Originally posted by amannion
That would be like saying - let's not bother teaching about gravity when studying physics.
Evolution is a central part of biology, and besides the lunatic creationist fringe, everybody in the real world has no problem with its scientific credentials. So, why not teach it?

Is right completely!

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
do you not think that what goes on so long ago may be very hard to determine w/ 100% efficiency? why cant we just not teach creationism or evolution (also the big bang) and just teach what we know to be going on NOW and not claim we know what happened then? nobody would argue over the issue this way either

Creationism and evolution are in no way equal. Evolution is about as certain as say, the sun rising tomorrow, or taxation. We can't be 100% about those things either, but 99.999% does me okay.

Teach creationism. Teach it in religion class. Teach Christian creationism, and Islamic creationism and Maori, and Aborigine and all the other thousands of other creation stories. After all, if one might be right, any of them might be right.

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
this is the topic i got to write about in english, which is great because i talk about daily. i just wanted to post this and see what everyone's opinion here is on evolution being taught in school but not creationism.

Creationism has no scientific value or support. There's no reason to teach it.

I thought the issue was over Intelligent Design, not creationism. Most people who support ID do reject creationism.

There was a time when these two terms were not interchangeable.