Because there are people out there that feel it does conflict, and making sure people know that evolution isn't trying to interfere with religious beliefs is an important part of helping the average non-scientific, but religious person accept it.
You don't have to introduce it in the curriculum, just make sure people know what it is, and what it isn't. Many people don't know that Evolution isn't a replacement for the creation of the universe, it is important that they know that. That they understand it isn't trying to attack their beliefs. > -----Original Message----- > From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:08 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: 35% of Democrats > > 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? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:234116 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
