Creationism in Public Schools

I'm sorry. I respect your opinion, but there is nothing in creationism that can be proven; Nothing. Faith should be kept out of the class rooms and in the homes and churches. Only theories with proven evidence should be taught in Science classes.

Where is the proven evidence? There is as much evidence of God as there is of Darwin's theory.

Also, if you identify as a Christian, you should believe in reaching as many people with the Word of God and salvation message as possible, through all mediums, not just church and Sunday School. If people do not want to learn creationism in school, fine, but people who have alternative beliefs should not have to take courses subjecting them to lies passed off as fact as with evolution. I further think that the decline of morality in this country is partly due to the first people to say that creationism should be banned and Darwinism embraced. After all, after a 6 week course describing to us how we are all just animals after all and that the only greater power is ourselves, we can't really be held responsible for our actions, now can we.

cyntrow Does those cells become some thing different than they started out as or just multiply? when you get all your facts evolution is another religion because it is not really a proven fact. Evolution is just another way of interpretation the evidence.

Oh yeah, I've seen people try to argue that all that carbon dating stuff is nonsense and that fossils of early man were just the giants/titans/etc mentioned in the bible. The bible also makes reference to the earth being the center of the universe... They gave up teaching that a few hundred years ago though (not after they put Galileo in prison of course).

That's really sad. A Christian friend of mine said that evolution is not proven. I say, look at a cell in a petrie dish for a few days. Watch it change. That's evolution. Another friend said that the Bible says the world is only 6000 years old. Science proves that fossils have been found dating back millions of years. These are things that should be taught in schools. The rest is up to the individual believer to decifer.

Thanks for your response. I'm hoping to find a number of people who disagree as well. It scares me when groups seek to change science to fit their spiritual beliefs. Especially where my kids are concerned. As I said, my faith is my own. Science should be in the classroom.

I love your "Dinosaur Sponge" analogy, btw

Yes, I can see that. In a history class or a philosophy class or theology. But Many are trying to get creationism into the science curriculam and calling it intelligent design. Anyway you slice it's still faith based and not fact based.

I think as you! And I believe that it must respect the free will of its children therefore they must choose its proper religions. But nor all the parents make this therefore believe to be owners of its children and owner of the thoughts of them.

Actually, I was blessed with the ability to keep an open mind, to think for myself and not blindly follow the passages in a book. God gave us a brain. I think we should use it. For the record, you are misusing the word theory. Evolution is a scientific theory, meaning proven to the point that it is scientifically more likely to be the case than to not be the case. I could theorize that if I got close enough, I could swing on a star, but this is not a scientific theory, since it cannot be proved and can in fact be disproved. Creationism can neither be proved nor disproved, which is why I believe it has no place being taught in biology classes.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The word theory has a number of distinct meanings in different fields of knowledge, depending on their methodologies and the context of discussion. In common usage, people often use the word theory to signify a conjecture, an opinion, or a speculation. In this usage, a theory is not necessarily based on facts; in other words, it is not required to be consistent with true descriptions of reality. True descriptions of reality are more reflectively understood as statements that would be true independently of what people think about them. In science, a theory is a proposed description, explanation, or model of the manner of interaction of a set of natural phenomena, capable of predicting future occurrences or observations of the same kind, and capable of being tested through experiment or otherwise falsified through empirical observation. It follows from this that for scientists "theory" and "fact" do not necessarily stand in opposition. For example, it is a fact that an apple dropped on earth has been observed to fall towards the center of the planet, and the theory which explains why the apple behaves so is the current theory of gravitation.

Evolution is as you say, teaching how a species evolved over time. The "theory of evolution" usually refers to the idea that people evolved from apes, and that has not been proven inconclusively...it is still a theory.

Is it rational to believe that you came from a rock.

82, I think a much of the Bible is symbolism. But that does not mean that I don't believe in God. I do believe in God. I believe in Science. I believe in human beings, believe it or not. I do not believe in religion. A building; a dress and hat on Sunday; a contest to see who can sing the better harmonies; none of these makes anyone a better person. Dee, no one ever claimed anyone came from a rock. Such a thing has never been theorized to my knowledge.

I can see your point, but in a history class, or philosophy, or theology. Religious beliefs should not be taught in Science class. By the way, Jews, Buddists, Muslims, and Christians all believe in a supreme being. I don't think I left anyone out.

Very well stated!