Unfortunatly evolution is being taught even before kids enter school. Evolution is being thrust upon young minds as they began to read. When a boy becomes fascinated by dinosaurs, like many do, they will probably pick up a book and I am willing to bet that 99.5% of the time the words "millions and millions of years ago" will be within the first couple of pages.
(1) The age of the different geological periods is determined by geologists not evolution biologists.
In fact not one thing you talk about involves evolution - other than the fact that dinosaurs once roamed the earth (in significantly greater numbers than today).
(2) The earth
is old. That is a fact. Whether it is 4.5 billion years or 4.6 billion years is in some dispute, but the fact remains that the earth is OVER 4.5 billion years old.
That means that mentioning "millions and millions of years ago" in a book involving the introduction of science to kids is correctly stating known facts when they say this.
Do you object to facts being in books for children?
Evolution, creationism, and everything that pertains to the same basic idea should be explored together in a science class each getting equal attention.
You mean we should teach science and non-science in science class? You of course realize that "everything that pertains to the same basic idea" includes every myth ever known to man as well as many invalidated theories, such as Lamarkism and the like. I hardly think this is the place to include mythology. This would leave little time to actually address a single element of the factual basis for evolution in the limited time available for such classes.
This would allow the students to actually think for themselves on a controversial topic instead of being made to learn that evolution is a "fact".
Evolution IS a fact: speciation HAS occurred. Evolution HAS occurred. It is only "controversial" to people that deny the evidence in favor of mythology.
Of course confusing mythological fiction with science fact as being intellectually equals is a great way to teach kids to think clearly.
Or do you think you have some scientific evidence for creation?
Enjoy.
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