Quote:The question is, and this touches on religion, would be who/what is "the creator"?  Can the teaching be done in a way that for example teaches that some believe that there is/was a "higher power"?  What did the Mayans think?  What about the Inca?  What about the ancient Egyptians?  What about ancient Romans?  The list can go on and on and deals not only with modern belief, but the belief of past civilizations.

 

The major "issue" and backlash against teaching anything about creationism is mostly from the left, and it's because they think that it would be all about the Christian belief.

 

You are not teaching any specific belief, you are teaching that some people believe that this is a possible solution to the question about how life began.  Is it the "right" thing?  I'll leave that question open for people to decide for themselves.

 

Perhaps the solution is to take it out of a "science" class and teach it in a "history" class.

The concern, at least for me, is teaching religion not necessarily one in particular. That does not belong in public schools IMO and definitely not in science class. 

 

This goes back to a point I brought up waaaaay earlier in this thread about how do you attempt to present this is in a manner that is not evangelizing? I think the best way is to not touch on it at all but I can see where you are coming from.

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