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crashfrog
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Message 48 of 111 (67098)
11-17-2003 3:07 PM
Reply to: Message 45 by keith63
11-17-2003 1:17 PM


I don't think showing an alternative to evolution is establishing, lets say christianity, as the only state sponsored religion.
If that alternative is Creation by the Christian God, that's exactly what they're doing, don't you think?

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crashfrog
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Message 51 of 111 (67105)
11-17-2003 3:32 PM
Reply to: Message 50 by Dan Carroll
11-17-2003 3:29 PM


I thought what he meant was that an establishment of religion would open churches to taxation, which most people don't want.

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crashfrog
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Message 56 of 111 (67117)
11-17-2003 3:49 PM
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11-17-2003 3:44 PM


I think they are pointing out that there are flaws in the evolutionary theory that should be explored.
Sure. It is science, after all. But I assume that the flaws in relativity don't lead you to believe that gravity works by God pushing down on everything. Why should the flaws in the ToE lead us to teach that the Christian God did it?
The schools are not congress. And they are not establishing a national religion which is what the founding fathers were trying to avoid.
The schools are public entities that receive mandates from the government. As such any establishment of religion in schools is the government establishing religion.
If you teach kids that the Christian God did it, that's establishing a religion based on Christian mythology.
You would really have to stretch to say discussing other theories is the same as requiring everyone in the country to join your local baptist church under penalty of law.
No, they just bring the church to your kids. It's the same thing. Anyway, "god did it" isn't a theory. Unless you can tell me what predictive value it has?

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