Quote:There's a difference you are missing. In a real science the unknown is called out and studied. In creationism, the unknown is answered via faith through a religious text.

In science, when a theory is proven wrong, a new theory takes its place. That is also not the case in creationist beliefs. You should YouTube the bill Nye debate. There were several times when the creationist guy just had to refer back to his beliefs instead of actual science...

 

So how has the theory of Creationism been proven wrong?  Is it so wrong to introduce the idea that maybe it could be possible to young people to encourage thought?  You know, EDUCATE and inspire thought rather than teach something else based on a belief or non-belief.

 

Quote:Evolution only deals with life on Earth. That's long after the universe was formed. Evolution and the Big Bang are two separate theories, and neither depends on the correctness of the other.

 

Once again, it's not proven that life on Earth was formed long after a so-called "big bang".  And it is still just a theory, not a proven fact.

 

Quote:There is evidence of evolution. Obviously not all of it has been observed to this point and are still predictions based on the data and experimentation that has been done to form the current theory of evolution. 

 

True, but it doesn't explain the beginning.

 

I'm just arguing this debate from the point of view that it's not wrong to teach about Creationism in schools.  I'm not saying that it's a science, though the subject could potentially be part of a science class or maybe a history class.

 

I do find it kind of odd at times that some people are so afraid to think that perhaps there could be a being or force greater than ourselves.  Teaching the idea of Creationism is NOT teaching religion.  It's about teaching an ideology and letting the student think for themselves.

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