Actually, I run into 6K er's all the time at church. They know I'm comfortable not buying into a literally time analysis of the bible. But I would trust the average 6Ker to babysit my Little GoBucks LONG BEFORE I would trust Dr. So and So bio scientist at my local university...
Your average 6Ker CARES about what God thinks about the quality of that babysitting. Your average bioscientist doesn't care to think about God, or babysitting, or anything else that is 'boring' ... and thus the neglect of Little GB would be my biggest fear.
Another way to say this is as follows: if science could be shown to make people desire to be 'good', science would have far more credibility than it does now. This is why 6k'ers have traction in today's 'modern' society.
I have a strong desire to be "good" because that's what I expect from my fellow man. I do not however do it out of fear of retribution of a God, I do it because it's the right thing.
Would you rather your kids be watched by someone who is truly a good person even if they don't get anything out of it, or someone who is good because they're hoping they make it into paradise?
PS. Just playing devil's advocate, I'm not available for babysitting duties.
Don't forget...it was mostly 6ker's(yeah okay and a sprinkling of a few deists here or there) who FOUNDED this country and birthed our freedoms and our constitution. Our political beliefs that allow atheists to attack our churches were founded out of RELIGIOUS IMPULSES. Our constitution is based on scientific absurdities such as religion and morality that guarantee the free speech anti religious scientists use to denounce the religious impulses of the populous....Perhaps these scientists should demand that our constitution be abolished in favor of a scientifically planned one!
er, we were talking about science education, not babysitting.