Tuesday, April 08, 2008
The Big Bang
Public school teachers could not be penalized in Florida for including creationism in science class under a bill approved this morning in a state Senate committee. I see this as a big step in promoting students to form their own opinions and beliefs about different theories. If taught correctly and unbiased, I support this law.
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The big problem with this is that creationism has nothing to do with science. It's fine in a classroom dealing with religion and/or the Bible, but the theory is completely inconsistent with the scientific method and doesn't belong in a science classroom.
I disagree with this decision. I had a teacher that wouldn't teach physics in high school because it conflicted with with her personal beliefs. I really needed that physics class. I want to be taught something that is unbiased, and non-religious. Creationalism belongs in Sunday school, not a classroom.
I agree with the two previous posters. Creationism has nothing to do with the scientific method and therefore does not belong in a science class room. I could understand if it was being taught in a philosophy class, but not a science class.
I understand both sides of the argument but I believe that if taught correctly this could be a good law. In high school my science teacher was oddly enough a preacher. As we went through the chapter covering the Big Bang theory he explained both the scientific theory and what the bible said about the subject in an unbiased way that was respectful of both beliefs. If all teachers could teach it this way I believe this could be a good law.
Teaching creationism or intelligent design in schools leads to kids blaming their mistakes on the devil. No Jesus=No Devil.
I don't have a problem with it being taught, but teaching it in a science class doesn't make sense, since it has nothing to do with science. It has to do with faith. The scientific method informs you to take nothing on faith. Creationism requires you to take everything on faith. You can teach that, just not scientifically.
This would be like going into a dental assisting class and starting to talk about the election. The two aren't related.
"teaching it in a science class doesn't make sense, since it has nothing to do with science. It has to do with faith."
No sir it does not have any thing to do with science, however Creationism describes how the world was created through God. The Big Bang theory or whatever you may want to call it describes that the world came to be from a huge star exploding, etc. Both of these theory talk about the creation of the universe one way or another. I think that the two have everything to do with one another, and especially in the small town rural communities around the Jackson, Washington, Calhoun Counties a lot of kids are raised in a religious atmosphere and here how God created the universe then when they get to school are being bombarded with how scientifically wrong that is and I do not feel that is right. It does not take that much time or effort to explain both theories at the same time. Most classes get off topic sometimes anyway, it might as well be discussing a topic in another sense of belief. One does not have to be religious to talk of Creationism, if the idea bothers someone then they could just teach it as another theory , but it should be discussed or at least brought to the table.
Welcome to America, it seems our youth is being de-sensitized to just about everything out there. Weather it may or may not be detrimental to our youths ability to think on their own, i think it it best to just teach out youth that not everyone and everything is right. The world used to be "flat" once upon a time and things can be proven wrong.
Teachers in a science classroom shouldn't be teaching that religious beliefs are wrong, either, since that has nothing to do with the class. But you can't talk about creationism without talking about relgion, since it is a religious theory. Like I said, I have no problem with both theories being taught, they should be done in the appropriate venues. Just like the big bang shouldn't be taught in a church, creationism shouldn't be taught in a science classroom.
i agree with the majority of the previous comments. Creationism should be taught in church not school. Many children come from a wide variety of religions and some don't affiliate with any. It should not be taught in a science class because it is not science its theology
I believe that creationism is something that shouldn't be such a sensative topic in school. That doesn't mean I think they should or shouldn't put emphasis on it in class but it just seems as if people are always walking on tip toes around that subject. I think that our youth needs to be faced with all aspects of possibilities so they can figure things out for themseleves.
That last post was made by Lauren Baker in POS 2001. Sorry I forgot to put my name.
"a lot of kids are raised in a religious atmosphere and here how God created the universe then when they get to school are being bombarded with how scientifically wrong that is and I do not feel that is right."
It doesn't matter if science isn't sensitive to religious beliefs. It's science, if you don't like the evidence supported by scientific theories or if they conflict with your religious beliefs then you can chose not to believe in them. However, I think that it's important that educators expose children to science during science class. I mean, you might as well teach about Santa Claws and the Ester Bunny if you're going to teach about creationism. creationism has no place in science. There has never been shred of evidence for it. I would be fine with teaching creationism if god showed on earth and demonstrated how he created the universe, but for now, I guess we'll have to settle with teaching theories that we have evidence for.
Charles Gresko-McTiernan
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