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Good, maybe you can join the majority of americans here, who in a recent poll agreed with gipper on a literal flood. Most Americans take Bible stories literally - Washington Times
I will do no such thing because I do not believe the bible is historically litteral, but instead contains moral allegories to make you reflect on certain important issues in your life. I can't take the bible litterally because it does not work with empirical observations, nor would it give you a sound open-minded point of view.
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Also true evolution is merely a 'model to explain certain facts that has been observed' Creation also is a model to explain the same facts, by and large.
I'd argue that creationism is not a scientific model, but a spiritual one. Most of the arguments for it are based on the text in the bible, not direct observations. I do, however, acknowledge it as a way to encompass issues that science does not touch. And as I said before, a litteral creationism interpretation is directly refuted by evidence, unless you add in some strange beginning requirements.
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As far as danger to your kids, perhaps socialist states who like to steal people's children at the drop of a hat are a real danger.
I hope you aren't insuinating that Sweden is some sort of corrupt and evil state. I do not think you know what socialist means, if you use it in that context.
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People trying to force their belief of a lying God, and errant bible, and making fairy tales of facts, and turning facts into fables, like evolutionists also are dangerous. Pick your poison, God - or the supposedly scientific, sly, serpentine substitute sacriledge spread in schools.
Teaching the scientifical model in school does not refute the idea of God. In fact, ALL tax-sponsored Swedish schools, and I assume American too, teach these as sepparate, and compatible, things. We do not force you into any conclution; that is your own job. You are encouraged and taught to think for yourself, and to not take any lessons blindly. Indeed, one of the first things they bring up when you start science classes is that you are working with models, which are not 100% accurate, and they also give examples on the progress that has occured through history.