Why should creationism not be taught in schools?
Along with Greek, Norse, Indian, Native American, and Aztec myths, creationism can have a few days in social studies. However, science is both a collection of theories, i.e., sets of facts that explain things, and a logical system for finding the best answers for natural causes of natural events. It’s not scientific to take as fact that there is one fixed way the natural world came to its current state, and that no amount of knowledge will every change that. So, teaching creationism as science would be like having students write what they imagine is Shakespeare, and then studying it as if it were Shakespeare The reason to keep religion out of school, and out of government, is that 1) two legislators could disagree about the meaning of a biblical passage as it applies to law, and there is no way to resolve the issue democratically – so go to Iran if you want a theocracy. 2) Religion is personal, and to share it with a captive audience is the moral equivalent of showing sex acts to a ran
Students can learn ALL about creationism in their Sunday schools or in other religious venues. Not everyone wants to (or should have to) deal with such a conservative and mythical christian belief system. It doesn’t even represent the beliefs of normal christians – only a radical core of fundamentalists. Keep creationism out of public institutions. The poor kids already have enough to deal with.
