Evolution vs Creationism??? What do you feel should be in public schools?

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Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Evolution is a proven science and would be part of a science curriculum. Creationism is a religious belief and would be taught...in what class? None, that's what.


That said, I have no real problem if schools had a World Religion class. Even if you don't believe in God, it's still part of our cultural heritage and something we should at least be familiar with.

Absolutly agree. Religion until recent times was the major force in almost all world events and a World Religion class would be good since all religions really have a different veiw of how the world was created. A world religion class would really be nothing more than another history class.

[Spoiled]

Originally Posted by 2ndAmendment

There is no hard evidence for evolution either. It, too, is a faith system.

... I did specify natural selection in the content of my post

But creation and evolution are both incorrect. We should teahc our kids that we were seeded here by aliens!

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Bustem' Down

A world religion class would really be nothing more than another history class.

Yes, and I don't see how you can legitimately teach history without bringing religion into it. We learned Greek and Roman mythology in elementary school and that is nothing more than ancient religion. Why not teach it all?

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Bruzilla

But creation and evolution are both incorrect. We should teahc our kids that we were seeded here by aliens!

You laugh, but we actually had a class in high school about UFOs and alien encounters. I didn't take it but it was supposed to be a pretty good class.

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Originally Posted by vraiblonde

You laugh, but we actually had a class in high school about UFOs and alien encounters. I didn't take it but it was supposed to be a pretty good class.

in highschool? damn where did you go?

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Spoiled

in highschool? damn where did you go?

Lincoln, NE, of all the places in the world. We had a lot of fun electives.

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Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Yes, and I don't see how you can legitimately teach history without bringing religion into it. We learned Greek and Roman mythology in elementary school and that is nothing more than ancient religion. Why not teach it all?

For some reason people don't like to look at greek and Roman (etc.) mythology as religion. 4000 years from now, people might be looking back at us and studying our "mythology".

But all that's beside the point, religion has been the driving force in culture since we discovered fire. The key term is that religion, all of them, need to be taught in school, not preached. I think that's what scares everybody, (or liberals as you like to call them vrai ). You start talking about teaching a religion class and people get all in arms like it's going to be a bible study class. You don't even have to use the bible to teach the basic dogmatic principles of Christianty.

[SmallTown]

Originally Posted by Bruzilla

But creation and evolution are both incorrect. We should teahc our kids that we were seeded here by aliens!

so THAT is the story you mom told you when you found out your dad was out of the country when she conceived!

haha j/k

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Originally Posted by SmallTown

so THAT is the story you mom told you when you found out your dad was out of the country when she conceived!

haha j/k

I have heard a theory that Homo Sapien was created when aliens breeded with another speicies of humans (Homo Erectus I think).