should creationism be taught in schools?

I was reading the book The Tower of Babel by Robert Pennock. He discussed a court case dealing with this issue. I wish I could remember the exact case, and who was involved, or even where it took place, but I remember the judge's ruling. He said "science is what scientists do."So what does this mean? It means that whether Creationism is right or wrong (and it is most certainly the latter), it shouldn't be taught in a science classroom. A biology class would never discuss the beauty of early American Transcendentalist literature. Such a topic belongs in an English class. In a science class we are taught SCIENCE--not English, not computer networking, not foreign language, not government and law, etc."Science is what scientists do." Scientists DON'T do Creationism!Trék

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In considering the Origin of Species, it is quite conceivable that a naturalist... might come to the conclusion that each species had not been independently created, but had descended, like varieties, from other species. - Charles Darwin On the Origin of Species

Hey there! Welcome to the forums fellow Minnesotan .Fairness has nothing to do with it. Just because the students don't like what they are being taught, does not mean they should be taught something different. They are taught the truth (as scientists see it), and whether they like it or not is their own problem that they will have to deal with when they come to accept that we did evolve through a mindless process from basic life forms millions of years ago.And furthermore, when we do look at it "from merely a scientific point of view," we see that evolution is the theory that needs teaching. It is a science class. The students' beliefs have nothing to do with the curriculum. In fact, it would be even more inappropriate to teach children garbage science like Creationism as though it was even half-way valid. Like I said, fairness has nothing to do with it. We don't teach children that which makes them feel good; we teach them that which is correct... I mean, I know most certainly that statistics doesn't make me (or most of the other students in the class) feel good, that doesn't mean the curriculum should be changed. That's what we like to hear .Trék

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In considering the Origin of Species, it is quite conceivable that a naturalist... might come to the conclusion that each species had not been independently created, but had descended, like varieties, from other species. - Charles Darwin On the Origin of Species