The main reason behind Creationism in schools. - Page 3

ddt · 13th May 2012, 03:47 AM

Originally Posted by AvalonXQ

Not yet. I think science class should generally match the scientific consensus. That's not creationism right now.

That sounds as if you think it might ever be.

Originally Posted by AvalonXQ

I want science to be more than geography or stamp-collecting; I want it to be about teaching methods of evidence-based thought. So I'm okay with teaching any theory in the science classroom as long as the approach of the conversation is "What evidence supports this theory?" and "What testing can be done to support or falsify this theory?" That includes various flavors of creationism.

I'm reminded of this thread you started a couple of years ago. When the discussion zoomed in on the evidence behind a particular paper drkitten had proposed, around page 7-8, you stopped responding.

13th May 2012, 03:47 AM	#81
ddt Mafia Penguin Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 10,324	Originally Posted by AvalonXQ Not yet. I think science class should generally match the scientific consensus. That's not creationism right now. That sounds as if you think it might ever be. Originally Posted by AvalonXQ I want science to be more than geography or stamp-collecting; I want it to be about teaching methods of evidence-based thought. So I'm okay with teaching any theory in the science classroom as long as the approach of the conversation is "What evidence supports this theory?" and "What testing can be done to support or falsify this theory?" That includes various flavors of creationism. I'm reminded of this thread you started a couple of years ago. When the discussion zoomed in on the evidence behind a particular paper drkitten had proposed, around page 7-8, you stopped responding.
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