should creationism be taught in schools?

I just want an exemption.Those of us who had to go through relearning it when it was changed should get a 'by' this time. Let the rest go through what we went through but let us be.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

So you want it off money but still in the pledge? Okay, that's a lot easier. I don't have to relearn anything and that's important at my advancing age. _{is there some logic in that?}

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Just so you give me a 'by' on relearning the pledge and don't try to take 'Play Ball!'out of the anthem.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Here in the states you usually see one of several ways of using such term.The most common for school includes grade 1-12 (basically from around age 6-18). Most areas also have some form of pre-schooling that is primarily meant to get kids ready for school, teach social skills and the settings for later education.There are variation on that, for example the school I went to used grade from 1-6 and then Forms for the higher levels. Many are also broken down into Elementary (1-6), Middle school (&-9) and High for grade 10-12. Again, just to be different the school I went to called them Lower, Middle and Upper.After completing those you can go on tho higher levels. There are various associate degree programs that are generally trade specific.College and University may be quite different. Here generally a University is a collection of Colleges, often related to a particular State school system. Colleges are usually stand alone schools, often private in nature. For example, each state has a state university that has campuses located geographically as population requires.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

First , welcome to EvC. We're glad you chose to join us.Let me ask you a question. Would it be fair to teach folk that 2 + 2 = 5?Would it be unfair to those who believe 2 + 2 = 5 to teach that 2 + 2 = 4?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Well, we know for a fact that Evolution happened.We know for a fact that the earth is billions of years old.And we know for a fact that the universe is tens of billions of years old.So how can we discuss in a philosophy class the reasoning behind people accepting things that can be proven to be wrong?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Okay. Do you mean this one...? or this one ...? or this one...? or this one...? or this one...? This message has been edited by jar, 01-27-2006 10:09 AM

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Of course that is simply another falsehood that you are repeating.There is a reason that Biblical Creationists do not participate in many of the threads here at EvC, and that is because they have no model that can explain the evidences which are available to everyone to see. No one assumes the universe is tens of billions of years old or that the earth is billions of years old, that is the only reasonable conclusion based on the evidence. So far no one has ever been able to present a dating method that support a young earth other than using a Special Pleading.If you actually thought that there was a model that could explain the evidence, then it would seem reasonable that you would start a thread and present it. Please remember that even if you could show the current models wrong, that adds NO support to the Creationist model. The only way that Biblical Creationism can ever become anything more than a bad joke, something to laugh about, is if Biblical Creationists can present models that explain what is seen better than the current models.You could start by presenting the models for: The world and evironment 5767 years ago.
How to make sand.
Looking for the Super-Genome. -And it ain't found
Designed/created to fool science?
Salt of the Earth (on salt domes and beds)
Exploring the Grand Canyon, from the bottom up.and once you provide the models for each of those we can examine your model and see if it actually does explain what is seen.AbE:You may want to begin by studying How can "Creationism" be supported? to at least learn what is needed to support Creationism or Young Earth.Edited by jar, : add link to help Beretta

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

And yet you posted another message that contained NOT ONE SINGLE THING IN SUPPORT of Creationism.Biblical Creationism is such a joke. Your little god is not even capable of creating a model much less a universe.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

You seemed to skip over most of the content in my post and just reply with more falsehoods, unsupported assertions and outright nonsense.If Creationism was taught in school, what would you teach about all of the civilizations that were thriving approximately 6000 years ago, on every continent?If Creationism was taught in school, what would you teach about how sand was formed?If Creationism was taught in school, what would you teach about the great Bantu migration?If Creationism was taught in school, how would you explain Oetzi who would have been alive during the supposed lifetime of the fictional character Adam? How would you explain that genetically, he, all the things he carried, all the things he ate, all the things he wore were pretty much the same as today?If Creationism was taught in school, how would you explain salt beds?Can you produce any evidence that stands up to examination for Biblical Creationism?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

I'm sorry but that is simply a silly statement.Does your existence prove that you had great-great-great grandparents?Do you ever plan to address the topic or is your goal simply to keep repeating silly and irrelevant nonsense?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

So far all we have seen from you are unsupported assertions. It is time for you to actually present "why some don't accept it despite the general acceptance" and "why it is not necessarily the truth".

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

The point is, your assertion that historical events cannot be proven has been falsified. If you repeat that assertion you will be seen as dishonest.Now, do you ever plan on addressing the topic.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Sorry but so far you have presented no such critter, and the topic is "should creationism be taught in schools?"

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion