I am vehemently against the idea of creationism being taught in public schools. I find the idea of creation science offensive to the word of the constitution which separates church and state. I am fine with religious schools teaching whatever they desire, but imposing one’s unproven beliefs on another is obnoxious and unethical.
Last December, the Institute for Creation Research in
Creationists claim that they are simply attempting to present an alternative view for children, other than evolution science. Unfortunately, creationism has no basis in proven science, only faith, and I believe that if a parent wants their child to be instructed in “creation science” it is likely that this instruction already occurs at home. Thus, this change in curriculum is only for the “benefit” of those who would not receive creationism instruction at home. In my mind, this translates into an attempt at conversion. And if a parent truly does want their child to be taught only creationism, then that child can be sent to a private school that teaches only creation science.
What these creationist teachers are attempting is illegal and obtrusive to those of differing beliefs and religions. Religion has no place in public education, and the state of
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I don't disagree that creation is a matter of faith more than science and it would be unconstitutional to teach creation in the public schools. But there is also an element of faith in evolution as it it taught.
What I mean is that evolution is a belief system adopted by choice, but not proved or provable.
Science cannot prove that evolution happened because the scientific method does not allow science to examine both explanations without bias, as I point out in my website. The scientific method does not allow science to consider supernatural explanations for evidence, so science cannot look at both sides, which is required for logical proof. The best science can do is to try to show that evolution is possible, but science cannot show that it happened without also showing that creation is impossible, that creation cannot explain the evidence.
If both creation and evolution can explain the evidence, then either is possible. Belief in evolution then becomes a choice of belief system not based on proof, in other words, a kind of faith, and it becomes just as unconstitutional to teach evolution in public schools as creation.
Just some food for thought.
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