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Originally Posted by Erasmus00
But it seems to me that the public education system has a duty to educate students in the best manner possible.
Modern biological science (wether you "believe" in it or not) can really only be understood in the context of evolution, so should biology not be taught? It used to be considered religious truth that the Earth was at the center of the universe, should we not teach Newtonian physics, as it seems to indicate that the Earth moves?
-Will
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The idea that the Earth was at the center of the universe, as has been pointed out numerous times on this forum, had and continues to have no basis in the Bible. Above and beyond this, it is a proven
fact that it is not.
Biology does not require evolution. I can learn a whole lot about the physiology of men, without being taught that man originated from primates, and that primates originated from dolphins, and that dolphins originated from single-celled organisms, which began in a primordial soup of acids created by a lightning strike in an atmosphere of methane and oxygen.
If one insists on teaching the theory of evolution, then why can one not teach the theory of creation. Simply put, one does not require there to be a God, and the other does. So the government says that for everyone to be able to formulate their own opinions freely on whether there is or is not a God, or which God suits them best, they say it can't be taught. I am simply contending that by teaching evolution, the government is instead saying that the idea that there is a creator is preposterous, thereby making it difficult for kids to formulate their own opinions on whether there is or is not a God because
they have to say that evolution is the explanation on some test. Of course those of us who refused to say so, were given a big black mark saying that we were wrong (enforced atheism.)
