And if someone challenges scientific theories with religious beliefs and tries to get those taught in a public school they can expect resistance and being compared with others who do the same now and have done the same throughout history.
Someone can choose to accept the theory of evolution, but if that someone tries to convince others who do not accept it that they are wrong, well then they've got to expect rebuttal of their argument.
And if someone refuses to entertain any challenges to their scientific theories and won't let them even be discussed in a public school they can expect resistance and being compared with others (you've heard the Hitler comparison many times, I'm sure) who do the same now and have done the same throughout history.
We shouldn't teach kids to throw up their hands and say something is so complex that God had to have done it... especially in science classes... so ID belongs outside of school. But the Cobb county stickers belong on textbooks.
And if someone refuses to entertain any challenges to their scientific theories and won't let them even be discussed in a public school they can expect resistance and being compared with others (you've heard the Hitler comparison many times, I'm sure) who do the same now and have done the same throughout history.
I hope the Hitler reference made you feel better. It gave me a good laugh.
IMHO, the two sides of this argument are irreconcilable. So I guess whoever gets the most votes will win...at least in the USA. The rest of the world will work it out for themselves.