| Baroque_Dude said: I'm in favour of a totally NON RELIGIOUS school. HOWEVER, about the origin of the world and species, they should explain the different theories, none as true, and let the student believe what he or she wants. Moreover, I can't accept as something "scientific" the explanation that a lot of millions ago a BIG BOOM just created everything and from nothing emerged the very first form of life that has been evolving into EVERYTHING we see besides rocks and water. Where they there to empirically observe and check that procedure? This is another way of creationism, just theirs. |
+1.
I think school should teach something called 'Critical thinking' when it comes to science. After all, aren't we supposed to question things and research using empirical evidence to base assumptions? Isn't that what science is about? If so, why aren't we providing multiple viewpoints on scientific theories like evolution, and then having a healthy discussion about them? Even if ID/Creationism is horribly wrong, why not let the students discuss and debate such things?
I mean, even growing up in a religious, homeschooled environment, I learned evolution. It was taught alongside of ID/creationism as a viable alternate theory. The course was even presented from an ID/Creationist slant, yet readily proposed what evolution teaches. If the creationist side is willing to give both critiques, why cannot the other side?
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
