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Author Topic:   Creationism in science classrooms (an argument for)
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Message 457 of 609 (611479)
04-08-2011 6:31 AM
Reply to: Message 447 by Robert Byers
04-08-2011 1:29 AM


Re: You really believe that nonsense?
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The law is the law.
You can't just use the law to ban things you don't like.
In my classroom when we talk about geology or evolution I often get students who tell me that they/their parents don't believe in things like an old earth or common descent. My response is always that yes, some people do believe that but the evidence we have supports an old earth and evolution, and in science we explain things using evidence.
Call me crazy but I don't see how this "bans" or "contradicts" religion. No one is saying that students cannot hold religious beliefs or even express those beliefs in the classroom - all that is said is that the evidence supports a different view.
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