Science vs Religion

[octobrev]

octobrev lol!! Global warming isn't a problem its the newest big bu$ine$$!!

I enjoy the simple irony of putting up windmills and slowing the rotation of the earth to a complete stop. I'll continue to endorse it as a real live problem for now~

[lastunicorn]

In school you teach science. If you want religion you go to church. I see no scientific data to support creationism, therefore it should not be taught in science class. While we may not know all there is to know about macro evolution, not having been around long enough to witness it, massive amounts of scientific evidence (not to mention common sense) point to it being fact.
As far as the 7000 year thing goes, I have no proof that it's not true, but I don't need to believe that in order to believe in the Bible.

[meanvj]

They both require a lot of faith methinks. lol

[stoffi]

I'm a teacher(not in religion) and think evolutionism/big bang should be taught, but the pupils should also be made aware of the Christian theory. I teach my students that the Big Bang happened billions of years ago, but that it's a theory we believe in atm and it might change.

The Earth is NOT 6000 years old, it's much older. Btw, the guy who first came up with that(the guy was a priest in the uk) was banned by the Pope and condemned by Christianity of his day.



Btw, evolutionism is no theory, it is fact. Big Bang is a theory.

[Palem]

As far as the 7000 year thing goes, I have no proof that it's not true

How about the fact that we have rocks older than that? lol

Not to mention ancient fossils and such lol

[peteyb22]

In school you teach science. If you want religion you go to church.

Agree. Scorpio, when you said that students should be taught both sides, why would we do that? If we teach a religious belief in school why are we only teaching one? If by both sides you meant all religious beliefs then that's just insane and we have no time to teach all that in school anyway. We don't even have enough time to teach what's really important.

[scorpio86]

I said children should be able to see both sides and make their own decisions. I did not mention what they should be taught. That question is open.

[Bishop]

I'm a teacher(not in religion) and think evolutionism/big bang should be taught, but the pupils should also be made aware of the Christian theory.

Thats not a theory. A theory is based on quantifiable data.

[scorpio86]

Why not also make pupils aware of the Aboriginal Theory that a giant rainbow snake flew down from the sky and created the world? as that is 'another side of the arguement' (the arguement being what is life and how did it/us/earth/everything originate)

It is a difficult question, as i have no kids of my own i don't have to be bothered by the stress of what they are being taught at school.

[lastunicorn]

How about the fact that we have rocks older than that? lol

Not to mention ancient fossils and such lol

When these things are mentioned, the response is often something along the lines of, "They were created old." Such statements I have no way of proving wrong.

[scorpio86]

Do you mean lines such as 'God works in mysterious ways' ?

They irk me also.

[Bishop]

When these things are mentioned, the response is often something along the lines of, "They were created old." Such statements I have no way of proving wrong.

You don't need to prove them wrong, they need to prove them right.

[stoffi]

Why not also make pupils aware of the Aboriginal Theory that a giant rainbow snake flew down from the sky and created the world? as that is 'another side of the arguement' (the arguement being what is life and how did it/us/earth/everything originate)

That's a rather silly question. Aboriginal religion is not one of the big world religions in the world today, those are Christianity, Judaism, Buddaism, Islam and Hinduism. The big 5. All humans ought to know something about the big 5 in order to understand other people's culture better. I'm not saying it should be taught as a possible theory, I'm saying it should be taught as "This is what these guys believe happened".
Since most here come from "Christian" countries with a Christian cultural legacy, it is only natural that we learn more about Christianity than Hinduism.

Knowledge is power, knowledge promotes equality and works against prejudice. If you know your neighbour, you will treat him better and think better of him(unless he's an arse ofc).

And no, I am not a Christian.

[scorpio86]

It wasn't a serious suggestion, i posted about the rainbow serpent in a comparison to teaching christianity.

[lastunicorn]

You don't need to prove them wrong, they need to prove them right.

If we're talking science, yes. If it's a religious conversation, not exactly.