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Old 05-06-2009, 08:25 PM   #128
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Originally Posted by ResAlien View Post
While I agree that the whole creationist thing is crap, I like this idea. Allowing the students to decide for themselves which they'd like to believe is key. No one should get railroaded into believing anything, regardless of what we all think is the "right" answer. To deny either line of thinking is becoming just as bad as the "fundamentalists" we all bitch about. My .02




I have no problem teaching creation myths from different cultures and religions, but teach it in a comparative religions class, it has no place in science.

Learn about creation myths, not that creation myths are a substitute for science.
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