[dsc]

"The same (disputes nothing that can be demonstrated through scientific methods) can be said for UFOlogy, and crystal healing, and pyramid energy theory."

Not honestly, by any rational person.

"All could conceivably be true"

You don't believe that for a moment.

"and all, like ID, lack the positive, specific forensic evidence to make scientific investigation possible."

That argument boils down to, "The existence of God cannot be demonstrated to my satisfaction through methods I accept as scientific."

Well, if that's true, then neither can the non-existence of God. So either stop teaching it in the classroom, or give the opposing view equal time.

Since there's no way the first of these things is going to happen, looks like you're stuck with the second.

[donh]

Well, if that's true, then neither can the non-existence of God. So either stop teaching it in the classroom, or give the opposing view equal time.

That is flaming bloody nonsense. Science does not pose the non-existence, or the existence of God. The question is not relevant to science, and neither conclusion is taught to a significant extent in modern science classrooms, your mendacious and unsupported claims to the contrary notwithstanding.

[donh]

Not honestly, by any rational person.

Really? What claim of modern science belies the theory that we are visited by beings from other planets?

[spinestein]

My experience regarding learning about evolution and religion in school is different from students in public schools because I spent grade school at St. Joan of Arc Catholic school.

We were taught the scientific principles of evolution in science class and we were taught about the book of Genesis as well as the rest of the Bible in religion class.

There was never any conflict between the two ideas that I can remember, and in fact, I remember being taught that evolution was the scientific explanation for the diversity of species on Earth and that it was the method that God used to get us where we are today.

We were also taught that much of the Bible is meant to be understood at a higher level than the sum of its words and to take away from it only its literal meaning would be to miss the point God was trying to make.

The creation of Adam and Eve and Noah's Ark full of animals were specifically taught to us in this category of higher meaning through metaphor.