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View Poll Results: Should creationism be taught in science lessons?
Yes, it's as equally valid as evolution and children should decide which they believe 3 6.67%
Don't discuss it unless a child brings it up, compare it's scientific merit to evolution 6 13.33%
No, it should be left in the religious education classes, it has no place in science 35 77.78%
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Old 05-10-07, 07:32 AM   #1
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Default Teaching creationism in science lessons...

So, there's new guidelines out on how to handle creationism in science classes:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7028639.stm

If you'll ignore the slightly MCN headline, what do you reckon? Without allowing your own beliefs to alter your answer, do you reckon it's OK to teach creationism in science classes? Or should it be dismissed outright as non-scientific?

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Old 05-10-07, 07:41 AM   #2
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an other example of how we are bowing down to the muslims in this country!!

Evolution has proof, so should be in the sience curiculum full stop, if the stupid muslims are to dumb to accept that F*** them!!
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Old 05-10-07, 07:47 AM   #3
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Default Re: Teaching creationism in science lessons...

that's funny, i thought i asked if creationism should be taught in science classrooms
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Old 05-10-07, 07:49 AM   #4
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No no no no no no no. Its a beleif based on a book written thousands of years ago. There is no evidence, so it can't even be a theory. It has place in religious education classes, not science classes where kids should be taught the scientific method - how evidence must be compiled to make a solid conclusion based on that evidence in order for something to be a theory. Creationism tends to be told as a proved thing, totally unfalsifiable. Nothing is proven, everything is falsifiable, even the great theories of einstein and newton are falsifiable (they dont really work at the small levels where quantum theory applies)

I'm all for kids being taught this, because of the philisophical debate that it all throws up. But its not science, and therefore should not be taught as such.

Otherwise, I can put in my exams "because god made it so" and still get marks.

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that's funny, i thought i asked if creationism should be taught in science classrooms
ah yes you did, but no it should not and it appears from that news thread that it has only become and issue of whether it should or not due to the increase in muslims in our schools and their beliefs
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Old 05-10-07, 07:56 AM   #6
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No it shouldnt....I think the poll is fairly conclusive.

I hate the thought of half the crap young kids are taught nowdays, its no wonder half of them are messed up.
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cause and effect, this thread only concerns the latter...
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interesting poll results...

if you don't discuss creationism at all, and dismiss it outright, will you not only harden the beliefs of the creationists and lose the opportunity to educate the undecided?
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if you don't discuss creationism at all, and dismiss it outright, will you not only harden the beliefs of the creationists and lose the opportunity to educate the undecided?
yes true, but as one of your options was to have it out of science and into religious studies it would still be taught.
I am not saying it should not be taught but taught in RE not Science!!
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Old 05-10-07, 08:39 AM   #10
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In the beginning there was cat and it was good


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