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Should creationalism be taught in public schools?
Or intelligent design, etc? If so, in what subject?
* edit: and my "creationalism" i mean "creationism." Sorry!
* edit: and my "creationalism" i mean "creationism." Sorry!
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Permalink Reply by Tarah on -
This would walk a small line in church vs state. The only way it could be taught is if the school was a religious school or the school district was in a faith based community. Since so many people pass their beliefs onto their offspring (something I'll do when I have some), why would it be taught in school?
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Permalink Reply by j. on -
In science classes? No, absolutely not. Not even maybe. The only reason that this is even up for debate is because the majority religion in the United States is Christian and evolution is thought to go against their religious beliefs. People seem to think that evolution vs. creationism are two equally valid scientific points and that is just not the case. One is based on scientific research the other is based on personal faith. I wouldn't have wanted to spend class time on learning it when I was in school and I don't want my kids to have to spend their class time learning it in the future.
There are two times I think it would be ok to discuss Christianity or any other religion in a government funded educational institutions. The first is in history classes but it should only be discussed in terms of how it played a part in historical events. The other time I think it would be ok is to help explain biblical allusions in English classes (ex. the story of Cain and Abel when reading East of Eden).
I mean, this whole argument can be summed up by the phrase seperation of church and state. If you have a belief that makes you happy, thats great, but the place to practice that faith is at home or in church...not in schools.
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Permalink Reply by Owen on -
Perhaps public schools should not exist. Then we wouldn't feel compelled to have these arguments.
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Permalink Reply by JBudd on -
I totally believe in god like a LOT. but to be honest, what is there to teach about that in school. I think they should definately meantion it, but it should go something like this. "Some people believe in a God that created everything, some super smart person that knows everything and put it all together cuz really what are the chances that all of this happened out of nothing. In school we don't go over that because it's not measurable or scientific." Something like that. I had WAY too many teachers tho that were like BITTER towards the intelligent design idea, even if they didn't say it, they comunicated that it was stupid. They should be a little more accepting towards others beliefs and not try to push their beliefs on anyone else, but let them know what's out there. I don't think we should be so cautious talking about God. But we shouldn't be preeching in school either. That's what church and church sponsored seminary's are for.
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Permalink Reply by Billy Apathy on -
I guess I don't get why not? (Besides that church/state Christian fun time problem that people keep bringing up) Wouldn't it make sense to teach students different perspectives? Not understanding various viewpoints only makes you less educated and more indoctrinated. It'd be great if they taught more philosophy in schools too. But then there is that whole "Separation of awesome and state".
Not cool.
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Permalink Reply by Marisa Knudsen on
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and by "my" you meant "by"? lol :)
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Permalink Reply by Katiegirl on -
Yes, they should learn creationism in school. The theory of creationism should be explained, just as the theory of evolution is explained. The child can make up his own mind, as he grows up, and learns more about himself, and his sense of what feels right to him.
The most important lesson a school can ever teach a child, is to never stop questioning, to foster their curiosity, and develop a love of learning.
Yet, we sit children down, tell them this is how it is, believe what your teacher/textbook/TV/government tells you, and don't try to argue. Follow along like a little sheep. We should be teaching our children that anything is possible. What we know about the earth, and the universe is just a fraction of what there is to know.
It's no wonder that great minds like Einstein didn't last long in school. School teaches children how to be followers, not leaders and revolutionaries.
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Permalink Reply by Michelle L on -
No! Definitely not, for 2 big reasons.
1. Separation of Church and State. This the law, at least in the United States. There is no getting around this. Creationism has explicit Judeo-Christian connotations.
2. Schools teach facts. Certainly the issues of creationism vs evolution in public schools might be taught in a history class in 20 years. This would be fine, because it is fact that there are people seeking creationism to be taught in public schools. But in a science class, only evolution should be taught. There is a large amount of evidence in many areas (comparative genetics, paleontology, etc) that supports evolution. Is there any factual evidence supporting Creationism? No, there isn't. Something that has no basis in fact should not be taught as though it does.
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