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I learned about Evolution, and the beggings of religion in High School. Why not just teach both? or give students a choice?
Quote from: Suga Foot on November 12, 2004, 03:25:34 PMI learned about Evolution, and the beggings of religion in High School. Why not just teach both? or give students a choice?Yeah that's understandable depending upon its presentation. The reason we should not teach both in a similiar context is because doing so gives legitimacy to a theory that has not earned it. No one claims evolution is a perfect theory, but it is a scientific theory, one that has been put through a process, and earned the right to be considered 'theory.' Creationism on the other hand has not held up to the criticism of the scientific process. This is why they should not be presented as equals, and this is why students should not be given a choice over scientific theories. You can't choose the scientific theory that suits you. You can choose a particular religiou, or worldview, but science is not a matter of choice or preference. So basically, that is why this is a real issue, and why we should not be teaching evolution in biology classes. If you want to teach it in some sort of history or sociology course, then that is reasonable, but a few red states want to teach it as if it is a scientiific theory. Hopefully this answers your question.
Quote from: Ant on November 12, 2004, 04:12:14 PMQuote from: Suga Foot on November 12, 2004, 03:25:34 PMI learned about Evolution, and the beggings of religion in High School. Why not just teach both? or give students a choice?Yeah that's understandable depending upon its presentation. The reason we should not teach both in a similiar context is because doing so gives legitimacy to a theory that has not earned it. No one claims evolution is a perfect theory, but it is a scientific theory, one that has been put through a process, and earned the right to be considered 'theory.' Creationism on the other hand has not held up to the criticism of the scientific process. This is why they should not be presented as equals, and this is why students should not be given a choice over scientific theories. You can't choose the scientific theory that suits you. You can choose a particular religiou, or worldview, but science is not a matter of choice or preference. So basically, that is why this is a real issue, and why we should not be teaching evolution in biology classes. If you want to teach it in some sort of history or sociology course, then that is reasonable, but a few red states want to teach it as if it is a scientiific theory. Hopefully this answers your question. Let me ask you this, What type of a process has it been put through? The diffrend skull structure of ancient Human Skeleton archeologists discovered?What makes them think the Skelton is even Human(-by defenition or doesn't belong to some extinct Human alike rase)? Have we been seeing monkeys evolving into Human beings Alongside the Human rase?....A theory is something that is yet to be proven, it's not a fact....News Flash when it comes down to theories there's a great deal of choice for scientists and as far as religion goes in every religion there are strict rules that distinguish it from the rest of the religions so as soon as u follow one switching it is a logical dissonance...
Let me ask you this, What type of a process has it been put through? The diffrend skull structure of ancient Human Skeleton archeologists discovered?What makes them think the Skelton is even Human(-by defenition or doesn't belong to some extinct Human alike rase)? Have we been seeing monkeys evolving into Human beings Alongside the Human rase?....A theory is something that is yet to be proven, it's not a fact....News Flash when it comes down to theories there's a great deal of choice for scientists and as far as religion goes in every religion there are strict rules that distinguish it from the rest of the religions so as soon as u follow one switching it is a logical dissonance...