Neither creationism nor intelligent design can be considered science by any reasonable definition of the term. It is not so much a church/state issue as it is one of appropriateness.
You wouldn't teach alchemy in our children's chemistry class, or astrology alongside astronomy. I certainly hope that you wouldn't let teachers accept "speaking in tongues" as fulfilling a foreign language requirement right along with Spanish, French, German and Latin, would you?
If you want to teach creationism in public schools then do so in a sociology, religions of the world or mythology class where it belongs. Our children need to learn good science, not be confused with religious ideologies parading as scientific opinion.
Neither creationism nor intelligent design can be considered science by any reasonable definition of the term. It is not so much a church/state issue as it is one of appropriateness.
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't teach alchemy in our children's chemistry class, or astrology alongside astronomy. I certainly hope that you wouldn't let teachers accept "speaking in tongues" as fulfilling a foreign language requirement right along with Spanish, French, German and Latin, would you?
If you want to teach creationism in public schools then do so in a sociology, religions of the world or mythology class where it belongs. Our children need to learn good science, not be confused with religious ideologies parading as scientific opinion.
Why creationism isn't science:
http://mainereason.blogspot.com/2010/10/is-creation-science-science.html
http://mainereason.blogspot.com/2010/09/teaching-creationism-in-schools.html
To teach creationism in science class is to do a disservice to our children and our future. Please don't let it happen.
Right on the button Karl... :)
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