Is there any reason to teach creation in the science class other than to cater to the religious?

Question

Especially since in the US most of those who want creation taught are christians. How is this fair to those who have a different religion? Other religions have holy scripture as well, and any creation myth has the same amount of evidence. So if we teach creation in school, which story should we teach?

Answer 1

Creation has no place in science

The story of who Jesus was and who people THINK he was, belongs in the history class

Answer 2

"Creation makes a lot more sense with its evidences than evolution."

What evidence?  Give us 1 shred.  Just one.  The bible doesn't count as it can't be verified.

Answer 3

No

Science should be taught in science class

Answer 4

That's democracy....

God love you!

Answer 5

No.  We should teach science in science class and religion in religion class.

Answer 6

Not if you want to raise children to be intelligent and educated there isn't.

Answer 7

There's a place for creationism and it is not in a school.

Answer 8

Creationism should not be taught in Science - it has no scientific basis whatsoever. In Religious Studies, fine, not science. If they tried that over here there'd be riots. Or a lot of letters into the BBC at any rate.

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Answer 9

It has no place in science at all.

It is laughable and insulting to the intelligence.

But hey, what do I care. I do not live in the US and wher eI live it is considered a myth. My country has a dramatic lead over the US on biological and genetic science, and in part it is due to this religious absurdity. We are guaranteed scientific supremacy as long as the US teaches this nonsense in its schools, so I say - yes, US schools MUST teach Creationism as science.

Answer 10

It should be taught in religious education lessons rather than in science lessons.

Is RE taught in the US?

Answer 11

Creationism does not have evidence. Religion is faith and science is evidence. No. You can learn about different religions in history classes.

Answer 12

I counter that, if you fight to teach Christian creationism in a science class you should also fight to teach the Australian Aboriginal creation story that the world was dreamt into existence.

They're two alternative and equally credible theories, you know...

Answer 13

Evolution should not be taught in schools because it's wrong. It is just a theory. It has no evidence. If the schools can't teach what's right, why teach what's wrong?

Answer 14

I think it is fine to have a 'religion' course where creation can then be taught.  The problem is, the kids would have to learn about ALL religions and not just Christianity.  Most Christians would never go for it.  They want it all their way.

Answer 15

The only truly honest thing to teach is that we don't know.  No one alive remembers it.  There were no records kept at the time of creation or through the eons of evolution.

Both evolution and creation take faith.  Neither has enough evidence to call it science.

Answer 16

There is no reason at all.

I don't have a problem with creation being taught as an *elective* religious study course, providing they include the creation myths of the Sumerians, Egyptians, Native Americans, etc.

Answer 17

No, we should not teach creation (from any religion). I wouldn't mind kids being told that there are other beliefs people have, that some people believe intelligent design, etc, as long as it was prefaced that these people believe such based on faith, and that all we have evidence for is evolution.  

Answer 18

Yes.  A Creation myth should be taught as a myth, and reasons should be given why it is not science.

Answer 19

Creation makes a lot more sense with its evidences than evolution.

Answer 20

There is no scientific reason.

If they teach creation, they must also teach of the FSM!

Answer 21

If creation was taught in school, of course other creation concepts should be taught.  It is only fair.  Still I doubt that would happen, in any public school.