Evolution mostly, with a mention about other theories, including creationism. I’ve got no problem with that.
What’s your opinion about teaching the theory of evolution in public schools?
In other words public schools was not met to shape every ones life for them, but we can see that it has happened and we can see the nasty results.
Public schools? Teaching?
The biological sciences are a must for public education. The process of biological evolutionary change is part and parcel of the science.
Science education should not be cluttered with the various creation myths that have no evidence of being factual. If the various creation myths are to be mandated, they should be part of a humanities study.
When the nAglo Saxons quit conquering and settled down in Britain, they imported Scottish missionaries who taught the people Christianity.
Then the children were schooled using the Book of Psalms as their Primer.
They were WAY ahead of us.
When the Anglo Saxons quit conquering and settled down in Britain, they imported Scottish missionaries who taught the people Christianity.
Then the children were schooled using the Book of Psalms as their Primer.
They were WAY ahead of us.
I believe it doesn’t really matter as long as the schools teach the kids what a THEORY is.
Theory: an UNPROVEN assumption.
Taught as a theory(s) - no problem
Taught as inarguable facts - big problem
My opinion is that taxpayers should be refunded the portion of their property taxes that applied to public schools for as long as evolution is taught. IOW, we’re not getting our money’s worth.
Which version of creationism do you prefer? Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Scientology, Aztec, Inuit, Creek, Hopi, Sioux, or black liberation theology?
Now, which version will the gay, pedophile, union, Arab religion teacher be teaching in your public school to YOUR kids?
I'm gonna guess that 99% of FReepers believe that gov’t is way too big, & legally intrudes on our private lives in too many ways. I'm also gonna guess that most of us KNOW the gov’t screws up badly EVERY TIME it involves itself in social & cultural aspects of American society.
It's obvious gov’t run schools cannot even teach reading, writing, & arithmetic. Sex education is primarily DEVIATE/PROMISCUOUS sexual education. Athletics is now about money rather than sportsmanship & health.
In most schools districts in the USA, the children come from diverse backgrounds, with many different religions & versions of creation. How does a school provide a creationism class for 5, 10, or 20 different religions, or do they provide one creationism class, with multiple versions of creation, or maybe they provide one creationism class with only ONE version of creation taught? Which option do you prefer vs. which option the gov’t, by force of diversity & budget, will prefer?
As of today, your child's religious education is COMPLETELY in your hands. You don't need a permit, child welfare cannot intervene, & no police will be kicking in your door (yet) to take your kid to the moon goddess sacrificial festival field trip.
So, why would ANY FReeper want ANY religion taught in gov’t run schools?
It is not about evolution vs. creationism, it's about gov’t sanctioned religion - Reid, Pelosi, McConnell, Boehner sanctioned religion being taught to our kids in gov’t run schools. If you can show that evolution is bogus, then work to have it removed from the school curriculum.
It’s the best scientific explanation we have, even if it isn’t a perfect match with religion. It may have flaws, and should not be taught as dogma, but it is does have decent reasoning behind it insofar as we do know things.
A key factor is NO theory is complete and perfect. People are, however, loathe to admit they don’t know everything and “demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty”.
I believe that public schools are an evolutionary dead end. They need to be put out of our misery and replaced with Freedom.
The public churches that we call public schools can teach the world’s religion, evolution, all they want. We home school.