Quote Originally Posted by papaw
but this creationism and intelligent design have no place in our public schools, in my humble opinion. Leave religion up to the parents and churches, use our schools to teach our children what they need to know to make it through life.
Iâ??m going to half to disagree with you there papawâ?¦

If Iâ??m not mistaken school is about learning how the world works. Iâ??m going to guess that about ¾ of the people of this planet believe in some type of divine creator. Iâ??m not saying Darwin was wrong about everything, just that maybe heâ??s not exactly right either. Teachers would not be teaching religion (as in how to practice) they would be acknowledging popular thought. Some people believe yada yada monkies some people belive yada yada God and the rest believe a smattering of both.

Iâ??m really tired of schools these days. To pretend religion does not exist only perpetuates ignorance. I once watched a biology teachers face practically melt off because she just thought I was gonna say something about God. So now we have a room full of kids with questions in their minds that they canâ??t ask because of the God police. So instead we pretend that nothing happening. God in school has become that little secret that everyone knows about but dances around.

I think students should become familiar with what people in the world actually think.
likemclever Reviewed by likemclever on . Bush wants alternatives to Darwinism taught in school http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e3658032-03bb-11da-b54a-00000e2511c8.html I thought this was interesting, good points on both sides I must admit. And why must schools feel obligated to pick a theory (a single solitary theory) and teach it as though it is fact? Whether that be creationism or evolution? I do think Bush made a relatively good point when he said that people should be exposed to different ideas. Ironic that he of all people would make such a statement/idea it does make me Rating: 5