[Last Visible Dog]

I'm fine with the statement that evolution is a theory. I am not fine with telling students that the creation story in The Bible is an equally valid theory. Teach creationism at your church, not at my kid's school.

I agree with you. In a biology class, evolution is pretty much fact. When studying cosmology (the study of the origin of the universe including life), evolution is theory (in that the theory of evolution does not even try to address the origin of life). In the realm of philosophy, evolution and creationism have equal footing. The article says nothing about teaching creationism is the school. I just think it is pretty funny watching Evo-Reactionaries overreact.

Pointing out that evolution as an explanation for the origin of life is merely a theory encourages students to THINK IT OUT rather than spoon feeding them theories as fact basically telling them to not bother thinking about it since it has already been figured out.

I will say some are using measures like this to push for the teaching of creationism in biology class - I am against that. But pointing out that evolution is a theory and not fact is the truth and nobody should fear the teaching of truth to children.

[missthethunder]

Your post #110 sounds great and I agree. Creationism is not allowed to be even taught as theory in most public school. It is a case of seperation between church and state. The teachers are told "Don't go there!". You can't even mention God. They are only taught evolution and all of it is taught as fact. They don't say "this is fact but this part is theory". The whole thing is fact. And the teachers are like some on this board. You're an idiot if you just even question them. That is wrong.