Quote Originally Posted by ThisYouWillDo View Post
Would you teach children Darwinian theories of evolution without even a nod towards competing theories such as Creationism?
LOL! You said that on purpose, didn't you? That is such a hot topic (here in the US at least) that one could burn one's eyeballs just trying to read all the differing opinions!

In the first place, Creationism is not a valid, scientific theory, it is religion, pure and simple, couched in pseudo-scientific terminology and marketed as an alternative to evolution. It's not, really, but that's how they want to portray it.

Secondly, evolution is NOT a theory, it's an established fact. It happens. We see it happening in plants and animals all around us. The only theory involved is the MECHANISM of evolution, how it happens, what causes it. And, if you are a die-hard creationist, I suppose the question of human evolution is a problem for you, but even there we can see that evolution HAS occurred, we just don't know for sure the underlying causes.

No, Creationism, like religion, has no place in public schools, though teaching a HISTORY of religion might be acceptable, if one could find a teacher who could teach the course without interjecting his or her own religious beliefs, or lack of same.