Re: teaching evolution & creation science in public schools...

From: <email@iainternet.net>
Date: Tue Mar 15 2005 - 17:05:55 EST

Quoting Stephanie Burke <smburke@orion.naz.edu>:

>
> As "scientists teaching in the Christian perspective" how do you personally
> handle teaching evolution, which most view as being in direct opposition to
> the origins of life as outlined by the Bible?
>
> What SHOULD be taught in public schools? Creationism? Evolution? Or a
> combination of both?

I am neither a scientist nor an American but this is my take fwiw:

Evolutionary theory is science. Regardless of whether you think it is good or
bad science it remains science. Creationism is a world view that explains the
universe (creation) but is not science. Therefore science class shoulod teach
science and religious education and/or social studies should teach religious
views.

Iain (Wilson not Strachan)

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