You can still teach both as possibillities.

:eek: Looks like I missed the first sentence of your post, sorry about that, I need to pay more attention. But I agree.

You can still teach both as possibillities.

Which version of Creationism should be taught in taxpayer-funded schools? How old is Earth? Was the sun created before or after Earth? Where do the fossils of human-like creatures like Neanderthals fit in Creationist theory? Were they apes or humans that just did not make the final cut? Carbon dating indicates that homosapiens and Neanderthals lived in the same areas at the same time. Is carbon dating wrong?

 

I am in favor of teaching competing theories of the origins of man, Earth, and our universe, provided the theories are based on sound science because eventually the scientific method will disprove the incorrect theories.

 

However, the most important thing to teach in science classes is the proper application of the scientific method so that students are equipped to continue seeking scientific truths. Teaching a wide array of competing theories that are short on supporting physical evidence will divert resources away from the more important mission of teaching the mechanics of science.

 

This is one reason that I strongly support school choice and vouchers. If I strongly believe in Creationism and want my children to be taught according to my beliefs, then I should be able to use my money to pay for the education that I believe my children need. Conversely, if I choose to blindly deny the possibility that an omnipotent being was at the controls when the universe was created, then I should be free in a free country to have my children educated in accordance with those beliefs.

Edited May 25, 200818 yr by HHSDad

Which version of Creationism should be taught in taxpayer-funded schools? How old is Earth? Was the sun created before or after Earth? Where do the fossils of human-like creatures like Neanderthals fit in Creationist theory? Were they apes or humans that just did not make the final cut? Carbon dating indicates that homosapiens and Neanderthals lived in the same areas at the same time. Is carbon dating wrong?

 

I am in favor of teaching competing theories of the origins of man, Earth, and our universe, provided the theories are based on sound science because eventually the scientific method will disprove the incorrect theories.

 

However, the most important thing to teach in science classes is the proper application of the scientific method so that students are equipped to continue seeking scientific truths. Teaching a wide array of competing theories that are short on supporting physical evidence will divert resources away from the more important mission of teaching the mechanics of science.

 

This is one reason that I strongly support school choice and vouchers. If I strongly believe in Creationism and want my children to be taught according to my beliefs, then I should be able to use my money to pay for the education that I believe my children need. Conversely, if I choose to blindly deny the possibility that an omnipotent being was at the controls when the universe was created, then I should be free in a free country to have my children educated in accordance with those beliefs.

 

Dosent Christians go to Sunday School and Church to learn about that?

Edited May 25, 200818 yr by HHSDad

Dosent Christians go to Sunday School and Church to learn about that?

Whether they do or not is irrelevant. If one believes that creationism is fact and that evolution is a myth, then one should still have the right in this country to educate their children as they see fit, regardless of which theory you or I believe is correct.

 

Public schools should be in the business of teaching children the process of learning without killing students' natural curiosity. If a high school student graduates with the knowledge of how to research and solve problems on his or her own, then the school system has done right by that student.

 

Public schools should not be promoting a particular set of political beliefs and debunking religious beliefs.

Whether they do or not is irrelevant. If one believes that creationism is fact and that evolution is a myth, then one should still have the right in this country to educate their children as they see fit, regardless of which theory you or I believe is correct.

 

Public schools should be in the business of teaching children the process of learning without killing students' natural curiosity. If a high school student graduates with the knowledge of how to research and solve problems on his or her own, then the school system has done right by that student.

 

Public schools should not be promoting a particular set of political beliefs and debunking religious beliefs.

You are sounding DEAD ON Grover Norquist :lol: BTW I am about 1/5th of the way through the book and it is great. :thumb:

Which version of Creationism should be taught in taxpayer-funded schools? How old is Earth? Was the sun created before or after Earth? Where do the fossils of human-like creatures like Neanderthals fit in Creationist theory? Were they apes or humans that just did not make the final cut? Carbon dating indicates that homosapiens and Neanderthals lived in the same areas at the same time. Is carbon dating wrong?

 

I am in favor of teaching competing theories of the origins of man, Earth, and our universe, provided the theories are based on sound science because eventually the scientific method will disprove the incorrect theories.

 

However, the most important thing to teach in science classes is the proper application of the scientific method so that students are equipped to continue seeking scientific truths. Teaching a wide array of competing theories that are short on supporting physical evidence will divert resources away from the more important mission of teaching the mechanics of science.

 

This is one reason that I strongly support school choice and vouchers. If I strongly believe in Creationism and want my children to be taught according to my beliefs, then I should be able to use my money to pay for the education that I believe my children need. Conversely, if I choose to blindly deny the possibility that an omnipotent being was at the controls when the universe was created, then I should be free in a free country to have my children educated in accordance with those beliefs.

 

 

I think this might be the first time I've agreed with you, ever. :thumb: :lol:

 

I don't agree with all you said, but most.

Edited May 25, 200818 yr by HHSDad