JRTjr writes:
{emphasis mine}
And {Atheists} also yours.
I know that quote, and I know who Lewontin is. The "We" really refers to "scientists".
I'm an atheist, and I disagree with Lewontin. The "divine foot" is not kept out of the door
a priori. It is not included in science because no such thing has ever been observed directly or indirectly. In other words, science does not at present include the divine foot for the same reason it does not include the unicorn's horn and the mermaid's tail.
As for the topic, I recommend that the Jain religion's account of the universe should be described in western schools (although not in the science class). This is because of the popular misconception that all religions have creation stories.
The Jain description is an ancient non-creation description of an eternal universe with no creators creating anything. Learning about such traditions would illustrate to kids that the "God created everything" type of religion that they're familiar with is just one of many traditions in the world, and that different religions don't just mean different gods and scriptures.