I have no problem with that at all. I do have a problem with it being taught in a science class or for it to be used to limit science.

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Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
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Regardless of what a kid is taught in the classroom, if it goes against their spiritual beliefs, they'll reject it or find a way to intertwine it into their beliefs, just as I have.

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thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"

Interesting, conscience entities arguing the existence of a conscience entity.

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That's okay. I would even have no problem with kids being able to opt out of that portion at the request of the parents. But to take it out of biology completely is a little much. It really is at the core of modern biology. It would be like leaving metals out of chemistry class.

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Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

We are discussion what should be taught in a science class. I have not offered anything about the existence or non-existence of any deity. If that is the discussion you want to have then maybe you should start a thread about that topic.

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Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

I remember taking physics as a freshman, some kind of biology and chemistry courses, and then AP Physics (I think I also took an AP Chemistry test even though I didn't take AP Chemistry). I think our science minimum was 2 years (though I didn't pay attention) and our school offered a variety of alternatives to "mainstream" with things like Earth Science and other fluff-type classes.

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The story in Genesis could certainly justify days as "epochs" which would seem not to preclude evolutionary theory. But, the involvement or lack thereof of God is, by definition, not a scientific question or concern.

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-Thomas Jefferson

Looking back I really wish I had taken psychics but at the time I just wanted things to be easy. I was a lazy student until I got to college. In college I did make the mistake of taking geology because of scheduling issues. Memorizing the names of rocks isn't too stimulating in my opinion. There are things we learned in there though that would probably upset people just as much as evolution such as the age and formation of the earth. I guess it just doesn't get as much attention because it isn't taught before college in general.

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Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

It's interesting that you bring up geology. From what I remember geology and evolution sort of got intertwined in the debate that started in geology with gradual versus catyclismic geological change camps battling for scientific concensus. As the gradual change camp of geology grew in acceptance, it kind of dragged ideas of evolutionary or species change along with it. They certainly are both "hostile" to the Young Earth crowd for the same reasons.

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The creationists would like the teacher to answer those questions by pretending that evolution and creationism are equally valid scientific explanations.

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I was taught nothing but evolution in school. In cathecism, I was taught evolution. As it should be (but I never bought creationism in it's literal sense.) Guess it isn't just Ajax who generalizes about regions of the country.

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Big deal. Where you went to school, they taught it. Where I went to school, they didn't. What's with all your smartass comments in threads that I've posted in?
Whether you bought into creationism doesn't really matter to me since I respect the beliefs or lack of, of others. In other words, I don't down anyone for their spiritual beliefs.

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thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"

Smartass? I'm pointing out some similarities between your and Ajax's generalizations. Touched a nerve, there?

Also, there is not much to dispute about evolution. It's science - mutations, adapatations, DNA adapatatoins, etc. That's science. Faith is different. So, if you choose to be defensive about it, so be it

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No, hon. No nerve...as a matter of fact, I find it hilarious that you're so pissed off that you're digging up threads and using month old quotes to make a fool of yourself.

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chardonnay in one hand, chocolate in the other, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"

No, the fool here is one who has lacks interest in threads - or maybe slow reading skills. Wait a minute...what thread are you atlking about? It wasn't mentioned here.

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I am an American. That's the way most of us put it, just matter of factly. They are plain words, those four: you could write them on your thumbnail, or sweep them clear across this bright autumn sky. But remember too, that they are more than just words. They are a way of life. So whenever you speak them, speak them firmly, speak them proudly, speak them gratefully. I am an American. ...a tradition