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Monday, March 14, 2005

Creationism creep

The Washington Post looks at the struggle of the religious right to weaken/eliminate the teaching of evolution in the nation's schools. I've said it before: I just don't see what's so difficult about teaching kids the scientifically-verified theory of evolution in schools (and the "theory of evolution" isn't just a guess, it's damn near proven) and teaching kids about creationism in church and at home, if you want. Then the kids can decide which one makes more sense to them. But these people would inundate kids with every possible scenario in the classroom.

That approach appeals to Cindy Duckett, a Wichita mother who believes public school leaves many religious children feeling shut out. Teaching doubts about evolution, she said, is "more inclusive. I think the more options, the better."

"If students only have one thing to consider, one option, that's really more brainwashing," said Duckett, who sent her children to Christian schools because of her frustration. Students should be exposed to the Big Bang, evolution, intelligent design "and, beyond that, any other belief that a kid in class has. It should all be okay."

So if a kid believes that reality is all a construct of our subconscious or that aliens created the world or that everything sucks and why should we learn about this anyway, all of that should be okay? Hey, why not let kids teach the class? They obviously have a better handle on all this stuff than the teachers.

Isn't this just like moral relativism that the Right gets so upset about? The idea that there is no moral code and everything is equal and we just pick and choose what is good and bad? These people drive me nuts.

posted by chris at 12:05 PM
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