Philosophers generally want nothing to do with the hard sciences; that’s why they became philosophers in the first place!
***Well, I suppose I share a low view of philosophers with you, but I still think this philosophy belongs in a philosophy class. It is well on its way to becoming a religion so it should probably be taught in the comparative religions class as well.
No, evolution is a science and belongs with other sciences no matter how much fundamentalists claim otherwise. Thankfully fundamentalists are not in a position to matter much to the sciences short of imposing a theocracy.
***I can’t speak for other “fundamentalists” & “creationists” but I can speak for myself and I am not interested in imposing a theocracy. I doubt they are as well. However, vouchers would render this subject pretty moot, and I’m definitely for vouchers — not only due to my creationist perspective but for several other reasons as well. Couple of questions: Why is it that here you say evo is a science but earlier you say it’s a theory? I do notice that you haven’t commented on why evolutionists insist that only evolution be taught in philosophy classes and not creationism — why?
Evolution is a science, and is studied by a number of different fields of science. Science works with both facts and theories. Facts are observations. Theories explain those observations. Sciences are defined by adherence to the scientific method.
I do notice that you haven’t commented on why evolutionists insist that only evolution be taught in philosophy classes and not creationism — why?
I don't see any use in teaching evolution in philosophy class. Evolution is a science, and relies on the scientific method; both are beyond their field of expertise.
As for teaching creationism--it depends on how it is taught. If it is examined as one of a number of worldwide religious beliefs, subject to "critical analysis" (I love that phrase), then it would be appropriate. If creationism is taught as "God's TRVTH and you better believe it or you'll roast in hell" then that is preaching, and not appropriate.
And YEC, if studied at all, should be studied in abnormal psychology classes. How YECs can ignore and deny the vast amounts of information that contradicts their beliefs is definitely worth study.