[mnehring]

Discard may be the wrong word, but my point stands. If it is a science class, why not let it be challenged and defend it based on scientific standards? If, for example, a Native American child brings in the creation story his grandfather believed about a great snake giving birth to the earth, we can look at this from a scientific fashion and determine if there is any logical basis.

If we believe in creation, we should be willing and able to have our belief stand up to scientific scrutiny and challenge the scientific scrutiny if we feel it is addressing our belief incorrectly.

If we are unable or unwilling to defend our belief in the scientific world, what point is there?

[jmc813]

If, for example, a Native American child brings in the creation story his grandfather believed about a great snake giving birth to the earth, we can look at this from a scientific fashion and determine if there is any logical basis.

Schools would be sued out of existence if this were to happen. I still like my idea in post 20 the best.

[Non-Sequitur]

If it is a science class, why not let it be challenged and defend it based on scientific standards? If, for example, a Native American child brings in the creation story his grandfather believed about a great snake giving birth to the earth, we can look at this from a scientific fashion and determine if there is any logical basis.

Because a science class, at least at the primary through high school level, is meant to teach science. If I want to believe in the theology of the Flying Spaghetti Monster then how much time do you devote in a high school class to refuting it? How do you prove that the great snake didn't give birth? What do you use as evidence?