Creationism SHOULD be taught in schools

[Sweetpea]

Children should be taught about creationism in school biology lessons, a leading scientist said today.
Prof Michael Reiss, director of education for the Royal Society, said banning creationism from the classroom could backfire at a time of growing religious fundamentalism.
Creationists take a literal view of the Bible and Koran and believe that the world was created in six days.
Some argue that the universe is less than 10,000 years old and that evolution is a hoax.
Prof Reiss, a Church of England minister and former biology teacher, said he strongly believed in teaching the theory of evolution to children.
But rather than dismiss creationism as wrong or stupid, teachers should be prepared to discuss it as another 'worldview'.
'It arises from my time as a biology teacher in schools when I realise that simply banging on about evolution didn’t lead some pupils to change their views at all,' he said.
'I had previously been rather evangelical about teaching evolution, trying to change pupil’s minds.
'Now I would be rather more content simply for them to understand it as one way of understanding the universe.'

Creationism SHOULD be taught in schools, top scientist says | Mail Online

One of our Biology Teachers is a Creationist. My HOD thinks he's barmy. I'm a muddy puddle kind of girl too.

[Churchill]

Hear, Hear, for the heretics.

[Mad Cow]

I shan't reply I will be critasised for what I would say... btw... 6 days??? PFFFTTTT!

[Sweetpea]

That's not fair..........coward!!

[Bruv]

I am not afraid of putting an argument for the inclusion of creationism in the school curriculum.

To my mind its the same as teaching algebra, geography or history.
Most people dont use the knowledge gained, but it expands the learners options.

[Sweetpea]

But, if God does not exist, as many believe, it makes that teaching a lie. Teaching should be based on solid, provable fact ONLY.

[Churchill]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

But, if God does not exist, as many believe, it makes that teaching a lie. Teaching should be based on solid, provable fact ONLY.

Spoken like a true scientist.

Don't they have to develop and disprove theories too?

[Bruv]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

But, if God does not exist, as many believe, it makes that teaching a lie. Teaching should be based on solid, provable fact ONLY.

No it shouldn't.
Teaching is to expand the mind, to make the pupil question and explore possibilities.
Many lessons are not purely fact based.

[poppy]

So it should, alongside the true story of the tooth fairy, the origins of the unicorn.
The biology of dragons, and the private life of trolls.

[Bruv]

Originally Posted by poppy

So it should, alongside the true story of the tooth fairy, the origins of the unicorn.
The biology of dragons, and the private life of trolls.

Funnily enough Poppy......where did you learn about them ?