HB 625 - Introduced by Representative Mike Lott, would require the teaching of creationism or intelligent design in SCIENCE classrooms if evolution is taught
The school board of a school district may allow the teaching of creationism or intelligent design in the schools within the district. However, if the theory of evolution is required to be taught as part of the school district's science curriculum, in order to provide students with a comprehensive education in science, the school board also must include the teaching of creationism or intelligent design in the science curriculum.
Creationism & intelligent design are not science. While we are at it why don't we teach an alternate version of the theory of gravity (I suggest the intelligent falling design), relativity and all the other scientifically proven theories.
In case you are wondering what the intelligent falling design is it goes something like this. Because GOD understands that sheeple can't possibly be expected to understand scientific theories if you are a TRUE BELIVER when you jump off a building to prove that evolution is just a "theory" not a fact (after all gravity is just a theory) he will send the Archangel Gabriel to catch you so you don't go splat.
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This kind of nonsense drives me nuts!
I am all for learning about both sides BUT creationism is such an insane concept to even consider teaching. If we start calling it "science", merely to counter its saner alternative -- evolution, what are we gaining?
Where's the separation of church and state there?
Make no bones about it people -- Creationism is God's science.
If students want to learn about it, pass out a list of books that they can read on their own.
This country has lost sight of reality. Ban the bible from science class! Creation theory is bunk!
What really irritated me is from reading the bill apparently you could teach intelligent design or creationism without teaching evolution; but you couldn't teach "real science" evolution without teaching these crackpot ideas.
While I love the idea of theistic evolution (The Language of God -Collins), I don't think it should be taught in a science class. Teach pure science in the science classroom and theistic evolution, creationism, intelligent design in a theology class.
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