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Is creationism taught in schools?

Should creationism be taught in Public Schools?

  • Should it be taught completely, mentioned, not taught at all, or taught alongside evolutionism?

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    Creationism should be taught in any Comparative Religion class as one of the many explanations various religions have given for the existence of, well, all of this. You mentioned evolution. Evolution should absolutely not be taught in a Religion class. Evolution has nothing to do with religion. Evolution is part of science, which deals with what and attempts to understand how. Religion deals with why. They address entirely different questions. Both have much to offer, but they should not be confused with each other.

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Evolution in Science Class Creationism in "Western Religious Beliefs" Mention both in US History.

barbara c

Quick answer: NO. Compare "Creationism" with "Evolution". Now give a test. The right answer on one would be the complete opposite of the correct answer on the other. There's almost no gray area.

frank g

I think it should be mentioned as something which is creating a public discussion, but not "taught", since it is a belief set, not a viable theory. I would want my child, upon reading about the public discussion about creationism, to know what was being talked about and why, but I don't want religious beliefs taught as if they were valid scientific theories.

neniaf

They should teach evolution because teaching creationism to everyone is taking a religious bias.

Root vegetable

It certainly has no place in a Science classroom. I like to talk about it in my Social Studies room. If you're thinking about the creationist version of evolution (can't remember what name they give it) it is not science and therefore doesn't belong in a science class. As it is ultimately a religious question it can be hotly debated in a social studies class.

gideon

At the very least I think it should be mentioned. To have a good cosmopolitan education you should at least know what many people believe in.

adklsjfklsdj

Well a good reply to Frank G's answer is that the exam question could say "How was the world created" vs "How did the world come about." Or even more simply "How did the world come about in the creationism theory." Besides you don't have to exam the student for creationism but we should teach students various theories starting from creationism theory ending to the multi-universe theory (there is such a thing!) perhaps we could explain why modern science rejects that view as well (something hard to do).

Shifre

It should be mentioned... and then followed by a punchline. Just kidding kids, Ha Ha! Maybe a picture of Darwin break-dancing while a guy with a creationism shirt stands there looking jealous. But yeah, keep it out of public schools. It'll be taught to the kids whose parents want them to learn it anyway in religious school.

lowly physics grad

I think that it should be taught in the same manner as all of the other theories.

nubiangeek

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