[ale] .NET [OT-Highjack] Cobb Co. Creationism

[Geoffrey]

The worst religious war you can start is one on religion, let's PLEASE 
not go there...

Kilroy, Chris wrote:
> Cobb Co attempting to have Biblical creationism taught in science 
> classes under the guise of being a legitimate 'science'.  and at the 
> very least trying to debase the scientific communities explanation of 
> the origin of the universe, nevermind that there are thousands of 
> different independently performed experiments from peoples of virtually 
> every culture yielding an understanding of certain facts that make the 
> currently accepted cosmological theories of an expanding universe 
> clearly as the most reasonable conclusion in any sort of parsinomious 
> analysis.
> 
> of course non-Christian religious myths about the origin of the universe 
> are neglected, etc etc etc.  i think religion classes are good actually 
> to help people understand history, literature, etc.  i went to a 
> catholic school, and even though i'm not catholic i would send my kids 
> to that same school in a heartbeat.  but attempting to teach religious 
> myth as if it were fact (ie in a science classroom) is deceitful.  If 
> you permit the teacher to analyze the doctrine with teh sorts of 
> scientific skepticism that he/she can attack scientific findings, it 
> would be one thing.  I'm fairly sure that however would not be 
> permitted.  Since page 1 and 2 of the bible already cant get it straight 
> as to how the universe really started.  So it wouldnt take too long.
> 
> so in summary we all have our hot button issues for some people it is 
> the digital cameras for me it is this :P  i think it is time to try to 
> flush some of this coffee out of the system ;-)
> 
> happy halloween =D
> 
> 
> ->
> ->
> ->On Thu, 2002-10-31 at 11:55, Kilroy, Chris wrote:
> ->> wow i didnt know Cobb Co public schools were private
> ->
> ->Cobb County? I admit I'm rather confused by your comment.
> ->What on earth
> ->does Cobb County have to do with BYU or the current topic? Perhaps I'm
> ->just not understanding and you have a completely legitimate reason for
> ->what you are saying. Afterall, that is what I'm writing to
> ->find out. :)
> ->
> ->Michael
> ->
> 

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