Are you suggesting that the Pope is a Scientist, or just one of the “Masters of the Universe”?
I am not responsible for what language the Pope uses, and when he called evolution “a truth which enriches our understanding of life and being and such” he was not speaking as a scientist, nor was he presenting a “creationist” philosophy, as the word is commonly used.
Are you suggesting that the Pope is a Scientist?
Figure it out for yourself. The Pope deals in the truth. Is it not true that in Science, there is no such thing as the truth (or the TRVTH as Masters of the Universe are so fond of saying mockingly)?
Otherwise, there are some gaps in our dialogue:
Youve still not explained how wanting to puke has damaged science.
Nor have you demonstrated how Christian parents, having no power in the matter, can retard the progress of science education.
Do you agree with my objection to the Websters Universal Dictionary, edition of 1937, definition of Creationism, in that it makes no distinction between a philosophical tenet and a scientific theory, or demonstrates no appreciation for their dissimilar functions?
Youve not specified whose values you prefer be included in public instruction in the place of the moral instruction of which Jefferson and Adams spoke. Are you genuinely indifferent to what values are taught in government indoctrination centers so long as they are not Judeo-Christian?
Do you dispute that it is impossible to teach any discipline absent values?
Youve not said how you would explain to parents why its perfectly appropriate that values inimical to their beliefs ought be enforced on their children, but that they may not have any voice in the values taught in government indoctrination centers.
Youve not offered your views on what composes the values of government indoctrination center teachers.
Nor have you offered a theory on what values those teachers will pass on to their students. Nor have you offered an opinion on how the chaff is separated from the grain in determining those values. Nor have you suggested who it is that should make the determination if it is not the patrons of the respective government indoctrination center districts.
Other than that, I guess youve done pretty well in holding up your end of the conversation.
I dont know of any Christian who does not, as an article of faith, believe that God created Mankind and the Universe (the heavens and the earth). Do you?