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[natehale1971]

Originally Posted by Sanjuro

Nate, I'm not sure how that contradicts evolution in any way- we're still here and the early hominids have gone the way of the dinosaurs, because we proved better able to survive.
I do not believe all Conservatives in the US want to force out the teaching of science- just that there is a minority who do. That minority (not restricted to the USA), pose, IMO, a greater threat to the future of the West than any terrorists.
If Creationism is to be taught in science classes, churches should be giving readings from Darwin...

That's the same kind of argument of asking someone the question, "When did you stop beating your wife?"

You should teach each of the theories EQUALLY. If you teach one theory, you should teach the others along with it. This allows the students to LEARN each side of an argument and make up their own minds. To only produce one theory is the same thing as promoting just that theory. And a school should be promoting learning as a whole, and not promoting one theory over all others.

It's like the fact there are schools that do not teach the holocaust because they feel it offends the Muslims that go to school there.

[Fusilier]

Originally Posted by natehale1971

You should teach each of the theories EQUALLY. If you teach one theory, you should teach the others along with it.

This isn't correct. Only one of these is a theory, and its evolution. In science a theory is not used in the same fashion as common speech. It doesn't mean a guess or a hunch.

In science, a theory is an explanation of facts. In that sense, evolution is both a theory and fact. Creation has no facts, therefore it is not a theory - it's what we call an untested hypothesis.

Theories also must be falsifiable and with evolution it is, and creation isn't.

Remember, gravity is "just" a theory.

Originally Posted by natehale1971

Evolution does happen, but there is evidence that 'human evolution' from the various hominds are actually false since many of the hominds that we are suppose to have evoloved from, actually existed at the same time as homo sapiens sapiens.

Ahh... you do realize that evolution is not a ladder. It is not linear. Of course they existed at the same time or evolution wouldn't be possible.

[natehale1971]

Wow Fus... take a serious discussion and try to derail it with stupidity. No wonder the left is becoming a bunch of nutballs like Bob Beckel and Ed Schultz. You Just can't keep things civil.