Post by Keith on May 23, 2007 19:22:35 GMT -8
There are various reasons schools teach the theory of evolution over creationism. The theory of evolution is science and is revolved around scientific fact. There was that one question about which came first, the chicken or the egg? Evolution states that birds descended from reptiles such as the dinosaurs after several hundred million years. There's no scientific fact that can really support intelligent design. Intelligent design states that we were automatically here the whole time by the will of God and that we descended from Adam and Eve.
Intelligent design really doesn't belong in a science classroom. That theory is mainly a theory constructed from religious faith and religion has no place in the classroom unless it's in a mythology class or a theology class let alone a Christian theology class. Anything associated with religion has no place in a science class.
The theory of evolution is universal because it's based on science and the study of nature. We have to study evolution due to the evidence discovered such as fossilized dinosaur bones, fossilized plants, dung, etc. And we have methods such as radio-carbon and potassium-argon dating to tell how old these fossils are. Intelligent design or other theories of creationism isn't going to explain those answers.
Theories of creationism varies by different religions meaning we can't really go by those theories either. The biggest theory that's getting implemented or already has been implemented in school science is the theory of intelligent design. Intelligent design is a theory from Christianity. I'm not a Christian so intelligent design can't really apply to me. When a theory of creationism is introduced into the school's curriculum let alone the science curriculum, it's saying that one faith is absolute over the other faiths and there are plenty of faiths practiced in this world.
Not only does introducing such theories of creationism in the school cirriculum constitute the violation of the separation of church and state, it's going to alienate many people. I happen to be Buddhist and it doesn't state in any part of religion about intelligent design nor does it talk about Adam and Eve. When one theory of creationism is introduced, every other known theories on creationism will have to be introduced along with it. Each theory of creationism is different from the other. There's really no universal theory of creationism.
If I was in a science class and they went with one theory of creationism, I'd feel pretty alienated. Because that's automatically preaching that one faith is absolute over the other. For example, I wouldn't accept intelligent design because it's a theory of creationism from one religion. Not all sects of Christianity do accept the idea of intelligent design. That's saying one faith is right and all the other faiths are wrong. Everybody's entitled to their own faith and set of beliefs. But introducing any theory of creationism is forcing ones own set of religious views onto another. With intelligent design, it's saying we're all born of incest due to Adam and Eve. And Eve was born from one of Adam's ribs.
However, the theory of evolution is pretty concrete enough to be taught in a science class. We have the evidence and are continuing to get more evidence in the forms of fossils, drawings, and artifacts. Teaching evolution encourages students to look for answers instead of accepting things the way they are. We can't just accept that various diseases and illnesses are there for a reason especially if "God" gave us these diseases. It's like saying we have various sexually-transmitted diseases as a deterrent to not have pre-marital and/or extra-marital sex.
Most of these diseases didn't exist in the past. With evolution, we can find out why such conditions evolve and mutate. If we just accepted a theory of creationism based on a faith that's been observed for many centuries, than why haven't there been any documentation on AIDS, Parkinson's, and all sorts of other diseases and viruses? Creationism doesn't explain why there we have such ailments. Only way we find the answers is through the theory of evolution which is universal of all applied sciences. So far the theories of evolution have pretty much explained the reasons on the existance of such illnesses.
If we just threw away the theory of evolution, might as well toss the gift of science away as well. About all scientific facts comes from evolution in general whether it be physiological evolution, psychological evolution, technological evolution, or whatever. Through the study of evolution, cures and treatments have been found through the research of various plants. That's just an example on why schools teach the theory on evolution.
Theories based on scientific fast can be tested, proved, and disproved. But theories based on religious faith cannot. You can't prove or disprove whether or not God, Buddha, Vishnu, Thor, or whomever exists or not. The evidence is out there, go look at it.
Above all else, the theory of evolution is purely and strictly science. The theory of evolution goes by mainly scientific facts. Science is about hyphothesizing, theorizing, testing, proving, and disproving. Theories of creationism is a very poor alternative to the theory of evolution. You introduce one theory such as intelligent design to the school curriculum, you're just asking for a lot of trouble. That's just adding gasoline to a fire.
A conflict of faiths is the one reason we had many bloody battles and wars in the past and still do today. Theories such as intelligent design belong in religion and has no place in the field of science. Pushing theories such as intelligent design is simply an excuse to force a group's views on everybody else. And evolution encourages us to think and to continue finding the answers to the world's mysteries.
But the simple reason, it's science.
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Intelligent design really doesn't belong in a science classroom. That theory is mainly a theory constructed from religious faith and religion has no place in the classroom unless it's in a mythology class or a theology class let alone a Christian theology class. Anything associated with religion has no place in a science class.
The theory of evolution is universal because it's based on science and the study of nature. We have to study evolution due to the evidence discovered such as fossilized dinosaur bones, fossilized plants, dung, etc. And we have methods such as radio-carbon and potassium-argon dating to tell how old these fossils are. Intelligent design or other theories of creationism isn't going to explain those answers.
Theories of creationism varies by different religions meaning we can't really go by those theories either. The biggest theory that's getting implemented or already has been implemented in school science is the theory of intelligent design. Intelligent design is a theory from Christianity. I'm not a Christian so intelligent design can't really apply to me. When a theory of creationism is introduced into the school's curriculum let alone the science curriculum, it's saying that one faith is absolute over the other faiths and there are plenty of faiths practiced in this world.
Not only does introducing such theories of creationism in the school cirriculum constitute the violation of the separation of church and state, it's going to alienate many people. I happen to be Buddhist and it doesn't state in any part of religion about intelligent design nor does it talk about Adam and Eve. When one theory of creationism is introduced, every other known theories on creationism will have to be introduced along with it. Each theory of creationism is different from the other. There's really no universal theory of creationism.
If I was in a science class and they went with one theory of creationism, I'd feel pretty alienated. Because that's automatically preaching that one faith is absolute over the other. For example, I wouldn't accept intelligent design because it's a theory of creationism from one religion. Not all sects of Christianity do accept the idea of intelligent design. That's saying one faith is right and all the other faiths are wrong. Everybody's entitled to their own faith and set of beliefs. But introducing any theory of creationism is forcing ones own set of religious views onto another. With intelligent design, it's saying we're all born of incest due to Adam and Eve. And Eve was born from one of Adam's ribs.
However, the theory of evolution is pretty concrete enough to be taught in a science class. We have the evidence and are continuing to get more evidence in the forms of fossils, drawings, and artifacts. Teaching evolution encourages students to look for answers instead of accepting things the way they are. We can't just accept that various diseases and illnesses are there for a reason especially if "God" gave us these diseases. It's like saying we have various sexually-transmitted diseases as a deterrent to not have pre-marital and/or extra-marital sex.
Most of these diseases didn't exist in the past. With evolution, we can find out why such conditions evolve and mutate. If we just accepted a theory of creationism based on a faith that's been observed for many centuries, than why haven't there been any documentation on AIDS, Parkinson's, and all sorts of other diseases and viruses? Creationism doesn't explain why there we have such ailments. Only way we find the answers is through the theory of evolution which is universal of all applied sciences. So far the theories of evolution have pretty much explained the reasons on the existance of such illnesses.
If we just threw away the theory of evolution, might as well toss the gift of science away as well. About all scientific facts comes from evolution in general whether it be physiological evolution, psychological evolution, technological evolution, or whatever. Through the study of evolution, cures and treatments have been found through the research of various plants. That's just an example on why schools teach the theory on evolution.
Theories based on scientific fast can be tested, proved, and disproved. But theories based on religious faith cannot. You can't prove or disprove whether or not God, Buddha, Vishnu, Thor, or whomever exists or not. The evidence is out there, go look at it.
Above all else, the theory of evolution is purely and strictly science. The theory of evolution goes by mainly scientific facts. Science is about hyphothesizing, theorizing, testing, proving, and disproving. Theories of creationism is a very poor alternative to the theory of evolution. You introduce one theory such as intelligent design to the school curriculum, you're just asking for a lot of trouble. That's just adding gasoline to a fire.
A conflict of faiths is the one reason we had many bloody battles and wars in the past and still do today. Theories such as intelligent design belong in religion and has no place in the field of science. Pushing theories such as intelligent design is simply an excuse to force a group's views on everybody else. And evolution encourages us to think and to continue finding the answers to the world's mysteries.
But the simple reason, it's science.
www.helium.com/tm/239057/there-various-reasons-schools