Why should creationism be taught in science class again? Should we teach about the Time Cube too? Astrology? Alchemy? Witchcraft? Why only creationism in science class?
Science class is to teach about the scientific method, the prevailing scientific theories, and the facts and evidence used to deduce the theories. Teaching a 15 year old about the time cube (go wiki it if you're unfamiliar with the term) in the name of debate and critical thinking is grossly irresponsible, because you inevitably will have a number of 8th graders going through life believing in the time cube because it was presented as a possible alternative that shouldn't be discounted just because it doesn't fit "Science". If you are going to include something like the time cube or creationism it should only be to show the difference between science and pseudo science as a means of teaching critical thinking, and not as a viable scientific hypothesis.
Creationism can be taught in religious studies, it can be taught in philosophy, but it in no way is scientific, has nothing to do with the scientific method, it is neither provable nor disprovable, and is pseudo-science if it is any kind of science. If you include ID into science then you open the door to every other form of understanding our world be it witchcraft, astrology, spiritism or anything else.
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