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.

 

I actually think that "evolutionists" have been saying that about creationism for a while now...  It's not a science, but could be considered a humanity.  If one wants to discuss creationism, that's where it belongs.  

 

Also,Incan beliefs, Egyption beliefs, Roman beliefs, Greek beliefs, etc.. about creationism are all taught---in the humanities.  That's kinda where this all belongs.  There isn't really a problem with that type of survey during a history class...  It's when Texas or some other southern state wants to teach a creationist ideology in a science class that it become ridiculous.  

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