why does Creationism, a *religious belief* (i.e., *not* a scientific law, theory or principal), need to be mentioned in a science class at all?
If Evolution in your opinion truly doesn't conflict, why do you feel there is a need to highlight that in a science class? What good does it do? And what about those of us and our children who do not have an iota of Creationist belief? Why should we be saddled with it in a *science* class? > I think it needs to be addressed in a manner that best fits with the > curriculum. > > They need to be told that evolution does not directly interfere with > creationism, or really any other religious doctrine used to explain the > origins of the universe and life. And that it is a tool for teaching biology > and the differences between the various forms of life. > > > > > And this you would use as a justification for a school teaching > > Creationism in a science class? > > > > because a kid might be told evolution is wrong at home? > > -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:234107 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
