Comparative Religion

responda esta pergunta

Comparative Religion Pergunta

Do you think Creationism should be taught in public schools?

I personally believe that it should be taught. That doesn't mean it has to be taught in a Christian way, but alot of religions revolve around creationism and I think it would give students an educated choice as to what religion they are. Evolution can still be taught (I go to a Catholic High School and they teach Evolution) but they should teach creationism in a world religion's course or something. What do you think?
 livetobefree posted over a year ago
next question »

Comparative Religion Respostas

MineTurtle5 said:
I actually think it would be a good idea to teach both Evolution and Creationism, and let the students decide for themselves.
 select as best answer
posted over a year ago 
southern-belle said:
I wouldn't have a problem with Creationism being taught as long as it didn't replace evolution and they didn't only teach one version of creation. If they teach about Adam and Eve they should also teach about the Lotus flor creation story and all the others.
 select as best answer
posted over a year ago 
*
yes, i think it should be called "intelligent design" course or something that way it's fair for everyone
livetobefree posted over a year ago
E-rock said:
Yes they should.. Because when I went to public school, I didn't even know Creation existed! I do believe it now days after I learned about it.
 select as best answer
posted over a year ago 
*
And that's my point. Kids from Public school don't know the creation story and therefore are less educated in the theories of how the world came to be. It should be taught for educational purposes from the point of view of every religion.
livetobefree posted over a year ago
Dimentia44 said:
While it certainly should not be taught in science classes or alongside the units about evolution, I recall a particularly excellent world history class I had in freshman ano of high school that began with a brief unit on major world religions (meant mais to prevent us from interrupting the teacher for the rest of the ano to ask non-politics related questions, but still). Let's get some mais of that kind of thing, huh?
 select as best answer
posted over a year ago 
*
i agree, i mean i go to a catholic school and we learn the evolutionary theory
livetobefree posted over a year ago
bri-marie said:
I think so. Perhaps in a religion class, or even it's own separate class. Every religion has it's own creation story, and I think it would be a wonderful way step toward tolerance to teach all these different ideas.
 select as best answer
posted over a year ago 
*
good answer :)
livetobefree posted over a year ago
sesshyswind said:
As long as it's looked at and taught from an academic point of view and not a religious one like in a comparative religion or world religion class/ world history then I wouldn't have a problem with it.
select as best answer
posted over a year ago 
*
What's wrong with learning creation stories from a religious point of view?
bri-marie posted over a year ago
Hiding 9 comments... click to show.
*
I was suggesting that us having different interpretations was a bad thing. I wasn't saying it to be mean spirited. As for your pergunta about tests, it's very easy to have tests based on things like that (again, comparative religious and religious studies classes have tests too). Tests are designed to let teachers know how well a student has grasped the materials. There could be essay perguntas ("what does x creation story suggest about their belief regarding intelligent design?") or multiple choice perguntas "which religion believes x?"), or fill in the blank ("accoring to Wicca, the Earth came to be because of [blank]"). Again, you can teach that "x religon believes x." And this is where my "I think we have different interpretations" came in. I don't consider "x believes life happened because x" to be "academic."
bri-marie posted over a year ago
*
I think you can teach what a certain religious group believes with out saying its true or not true
livetobefree posted over a year ago
-SilverFey- said:
No way.
I mean, yeah, a lot of religions do have Creationism-type beliefs, but a lot of them don't. What about Athiests, for example? Unless it's a school for a certain religion (a Catholic school, for example) I don't think it should be taught.
select as best answer
posted over a year ago 
next question »
Cookies help us bring you Fanpop. By using Fanpop, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn More Got It!