[wintertime]

The religion of evolution takes on the cloak of hard science (its mechanisms no more extraordinary than random mutation and natural selection) and under the cloak of hard science it attempts to make the science classroom its sacrosanct temple where no other concepts will be broached

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It does seem that the evolutionists are the most vigorous defenders of compulsory government owned, government run schools. ( This is my anecdotal observation).

I am an evolutionist, but I do NOT advocate forcing this on resistant children and their families. I do NOT advocate threatening them with police action if they refuse to subject their children to the subject of evolution itself or to force them to associate with children who have been exposed to it. I do NOT advocate threatening my fellow citizens with the sale of their home or business if they refuse to fund government schools that promote it.

I do NOT favor having the government run price-fixed monopoly schools that create a very hostile environment for the creation of private schools. Then when private schools are scarce and both parents are working to support burdensome taxes, I do NOT advocate threatening them with police action if they refuse to use the only government school alternative artificially created by the government.

[RunningWolf]

Yes, I know you have said you are an evolutionist.

However, you do not approach these threads in the manner and tactics of the other evos and so that allows much greater opportunities. I thank you for the opportunity to have some dialog and make a statement here.

And to this I believe we have found a common ground as to forcing a theory/any theory (that has inferences) toward concerning the origin of man on children and their families in the public school classrooms.

I will make a guess here based on your posts that while your are an evolutionist, you wish to distance yourself from the most prolific of the evos on the FR threads.

I will also make a guess that you acknowledge the large theoretical and deductive elements of the whole theory. IMO that is a more realistic and honest place to come from and it allows for dialog and common ground that can be reached along with debate.

If I am wrong on these things or did not say that very well let me know.

Thanks

Wolf

[Ichneumon]

I am an evolutionist, but I do NOT advocate forcing this on resistant children and their families. I do NOT advocate threatening them with police action if they refuse to subject their children to the subject of evolution itself or to force them to associate with children who have been exposed to it. I do NOT advocate threatening my fellow citizens with the sale of their home or business if they refuse to fund government schools that promote it.

Neither does anyone else, false accusations by the anti-evolutionists notwitshstanding.