slaveboyforyou
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I've been poking around the blogs recently, and this seems to be a common subject in regards to Sarah Palin. Her words on it seem to be that Creationism should be allowed to be debated in public schools, but it doesn't need to be a part of the curriculum. What's wrong with that exactly? Now, I am not a believer in Creationism. I accept evolution as a perfectly reasonable explanation for life's origins and our origins. I believe that we share a common ancestor with the great apes. Simply put, I am a believer in evolution. But I don't see any harm in debating it. I've always thought educational institutions were the places for debate. I enjoy debating on a variety of subjects, and I don't understand the opposition towards allowing that debate. I can remember an 11th grade history teacher that firmly believed in JFK assassination conspiracy stories. He taught them to us for the last 9 weeks of the 2nd semester. I firmly disagreed with him, and I told him so. I enjoyed that experience. It was one of the best educational experiences I had during high school. I thought the teacher was a nutter, but he provoked debate and inspired free thinking. Debate provokes free thought, and free thinking is essential for education. A professor I had for "History of Civilization" discussed man's origins in my freshman year of college. He mentioned the debate between creationists and believers in evolution. He remarked on how important that debate was. The point he made struck home with me. We need skeptics in all fields of study, no matter how crazy they seem to us. Skeptics keep us on our toes, they compel us to think and to reason. Skeptics (no matter how crazy they sound) are important to learning. We wouldn't have made it this far without them. I thank them, and I welcome their contributions to humanity. So again....what is wrong with allowing this debate in public schools?
< Message edited by slaveboyforyou -- 10/4/2008 4:28:03 AM >
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