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The basic problem with this is as far as science is concerned there is no controversy. No claim made in support of creationism is correct.

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

Getting the facts wrong doesn't help the case!

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Yeah. Excellent argument. Sorry to bring up facts.

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God created the world in six days. Everyone should be taught to believe that. All scientific evidence is nothing more than faith in a questionable system, as it contradicts the will of God. 

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Let's just cut public education altogether. Cheaper and faster. 

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What facts?  You didn't provide any. 

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ORIGINAL: slaveboyforyou

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The basic problem with this is as far as science is concerned there is no controversy. No claim made in support of creationism is correct.

Science deals with the mechanics of the universe.  It doesn't and will never answer questions that humans have always asked.  Why are we here?  What is our purpose?  We won't ever answer those questions, but it's vital to humanity that we discuss it.  It excercises the mind, and it pushes us to seek knowledge. 

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ORIGINAL: slaveboyforyou

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If you've set foot in a philosophy class you'll know that philosophy is not science. It is the pursuit of wisdom/knowledge through logical reasoning and many philosophers have discussed the shortcomings of just using logical reasoning to gain knowledge.

What's your point?  I never made the claim that it was.  If you'll read my OP, I said that I found nothing wrong with allowing debate on the issue of creationsism.  I never said that it should be a part of a science curriculum, and neither did Sarah Palin.  It's obvious that many people didn't read what I wrote, they just saw the word "Creationism" and went off on a tirade.  The fact that the term provokes such controversey is evidence to me that it should be debated in educational situations.  You can't debunk an idea by hiding it under the rug. 

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

Where are all the people advocating Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Islam, Primitivism...?

That's much of the world---shouldn't "comparative religion" include those?

And will they be presented as indistinguishable from science or philosophy?

Or, for slaveboy, superstitition?

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ORIGINAL: slaveboyforyou

I've been poking around the blogs recently, and this seems to be a common subject in regards to Sarah Palin.  Her words on it seem to be that Creationism should be allowed to be debated in public schools, but it doesn't need to be a part of the curriculum.  What's wrong with that exactly?

Now, I am not a believer in Creationism.  I accept evolution as a perfectly reasonable explanation for life's origins and our origins.  I believe that we share a common ancestor with the great apes.  Simply put, I am a believer in evolution.  But I don't see any harm in debating it.  I've always thought educational institutions were the places for debate.  I enjoy debating on a variety of subjects, and I don't understand the opposition towards allowing that debate. 

I can remember an 11th grade history teacher that firmly believed in JFK assassination conspiracy stories.  He taught them to us for the last 9 weeks of the 2nd semester.  I firmly disagreed with him, and I told him so.  I enjoyed that experience.  It was one of the best educational experiences I had during high school.  I thought the teacher was a nutter, but he provoked debate and inspired free thinking.  Debate provokes free thought, and free thinking is essential for education. 

A professor I had for "History of Civilization" discussed man's origins in my freshman year of college.  He mentioned the debate between creationists and believers in evolution.  He remarked on how important that debate was.  The point he made struck home with me.  We need skeptics in all fields of study, no matter how crazy they seem to us.  Skeptics keep us on our toes, they compel us to think and to reason.  Skeptics (no matter how crazy they sound) are important to learning.  We wouldn't have made it this far without them.  I thank them, and I welcome their contributions to humanity. 

So again....what is wrong with allowing this debate in public schools?

There is nothing wrong in discussing Creationism in schools.  What is wrong is presenting it as a valid alternative to evolution theory.

One is based on scientific methods while the other is purely based on faith.

Teaching evolution as science and Creationism as religious philosophy is fine. 

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ORIGINAL: blacksword404
I have to say that both Creationism and Evolution are based on faith. Even darwin although he still believed in the theory admitted he had no real proof. After species after species changing into other species. There would have to be some fossils of at least one of these transitions. Show me a the bones of a creature in the middle of changing into another species and ill sign up.