There is no legitimate reason for not teaching aboutcreationism. To deny students knowledge of common religious beliefs is cencorship. Creationism should be taught in schools - or rather, schools should inform students about creationism, explaining that there exist various religious subcultures that hold their creation stories to be literal truth.
Evolution is a widely accepted scientific theory supported by extensive evidence, and should be taught in science classes. Creationism, however, is based on religious beliefs and is not supported by scientific evidence, so it is not appropriate to be taught in a science classroom. It may be more suitable for discussion in courses on religion or philosophy.
Absolutely - it should be taught in classes pertaining to religion. There are many forms of creationism from many different religions. I think it is important for children to know about religions and creationism is part of the beliefs of some religious groups. I do not think it should be 'taught' but children should be taught of it. (There is a difference) That is just my opinion though and I respect the opinions of anybody who disagrees with me. And I encourage them to add their opinions. As for teaching young earth creationism or intelligent design in science class - absolutely not. Neither belief has a shred of empirical evidence to back them up, are untestable, unfalsifiable, and unable to make predictions - therefore, they are categorically unscientific in nature.
The United States Supreme Court has defined creationism as a religious hypothesis, which should be taught only as part of religious education. It is not permitted to be taught in science courses.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
Creationism IS taught in public schools. There are many forms of creationism taught in mythology classes. Creationism, itself, is explored in philosophy classes. Biblical creation is taught in English and literature classes. Musical interpretations of Genesis are taught in music classes. Creationism is not taught in science classes because it is not supported by any scientific evidence whatsoever. It makes no verifiable predictions. It also has no practical application.
No. Teaching creationism alongside evolutionary theory would suggest that they are equivalent explanations. They are not. Evolutionary theory is a well-established scientific model; creationism is a religious myth, and should be taught as such.
Creationism can and should be taught in a sociology classroom setting, but not in a science classroom like some people want it to be. The reason for this is that creationism is not a scientific theory or even principle, it's part of cultural mythology.
Creationism can be taught in public schools in America after the Supreme court ruling of Stone v. Graham.
Evolution is a widely accepted scientific theory supported by extensive evidence, and should be taught in science classes. Creationism, however, is based on religious beliefs and is not supported by scientific evidence, so it is not appropriate to be taught in a science classroom. It may be more suitable for discussion in courses on religion or philosophy.
They can both be taught in classrooms. However creationism cannot be taught as if it were scientifically verifiable fact in public schools, as it is not science, and the US constitution prohibits federal or state funded (educational) institutions promoting religion. So if creationism is taught in public school, then it must be taught in comparative religion or philosophy classes, and not in biology classes.
Creationism is not taught in Ohio public schools as part of the science curriculum. It may be taught in a cultural or sociological classroom setting, depending on the teacher or school. Only evolution is taught as a scientific theory for the origin of life in biology/science classes.
Most certainly not side-by-side. That would imply that they are equivalent notions. Evolution, however, is a scientific theory, and creationism is religious myth. Evolution belongs in biology classes, creationism in something like comparative religion courses.
Absolutely - it should be taught in classes pertaining to religion. There are many forms of creationism from many different religions. I think it is important for children to know about religions and creationism is part of the beliefs of some religious groups. I do not think it should be 'taught' but children should be taught of it. (There is a difference) That is just my opinion though and I respect the opinions of anybody who disagrees with me. And I encourage them to add their opinions. As for teaching young earth creationism or intelligent design in science class - absolutely not. Neither belief has a shred of empirical evidence to back them up, are untestable, unfalsifiable, and unable to make predictions - therefore, they are categorically unscientific in nature.
The United States Supreme Court has defined creationism as a religious hypothesis, which should be taught only as part of religious education. It is not permitted to be taught in science courses.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
Creationism IS taught in public schools. There are many forms of creationism taught in mythology classes. Creationism, itself, is explored in philosophy classes. Biblical creation is taught in English and literature classes. Musical interpretations of Genesis are taught in music classes. Creationism is not taught in science classes because it is not supported by any scientific evidence whatsoever. It makes no verifiable predictions. It also has no practical application.
No. Teaching creationism alongside evolutionary theory would suggest that they are equivalent explanations. They are not. Evolutionary theory is a well-established scientific model; creationism is a religious myth, and should be taught as such.
Evolution can be taught in public schools because it is a verifiable scientific fact based on evidence. Creationism cannot be taught (at least, not as fact) in schools in the United States because it is a religious doctrine, and the Constitution says that Church and State must remain independent from one another. One is of course free to teach about creationism, for instance in comparative religion courses.
Creationism is currently taught in the public education system as a philosophical belief. As such, it is taught in mythology, philosophy, and literature classes. It currently has no place in science classes because it is not supported by scientific evidence. Until creationism is supported by actual evidence, it should continue being taught just as it is.