If we don't teach creation in school, because of other people's beliefs, why teach evolution?

I don't really believe in creation (or evolution), but it just saddens me how people bash on creationists, and don't let them learn creation in school, while it's okay to teach them the [i]theory[/i] of evolution.

I see this as bullshit.

Both sides have no proof that either creation happened nor evolution (thus the [i]theory[/i] of evolution). In my opinion, we should just leave both out completely (or give students an option).

It's not fair to creationists to not be able to learn their beliefs, while other beliefs are forced down their throats. It's just not fair in my opinion.

What do you guys think (and yes, I did get this idea from another person's post about wanting to fight a creationist on their beliefs)?

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SW-User

I think that, amongst other things, you don't understand how the term theory is used within science. In scientific terms, a theory is the highest possible 'level' something can be, as it has data that supports the theory in spades. What you're thinking of would better be called conjecture, which is what creationism is. Hell, evolution (albeit on a small scale) can be studied pretty much in real time through the use of bacteria. If someone wants to learn about creationism, they should be free to do so within a religious studies classroom.

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@KiwiDan: How do we really know if this is true? We can just have machines programmed to tell us that these things occurred millions of years ago when it can have easily occurred 2,000 years ago (just a thought).

We can't prove anything.

SW-User

@BlackBloodDemon: We know this is true for two reasons. The first is what I stated before: we can watch micro-evolution in bacteria in labs. The second reason is the fossil record.

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@KiwiDan: The fossil record could have taken place in just 2,000 years along with micro-evolution.

We humans have no way of really tracking what happened on the earth over the course of millions of years (or 2,000 years according to a creationist).

I'm just saying both sides could be wrong. I find flaws in both creation (I grew up in a creationist home) and evolution (I'm currently learning it in school right now).

SW-User

@BlackBloodDemon: Have you ever heard of radio carbon dating? Because that's how the age of things like fossils are determined. There's no way that it could have happened in "2000 years" as you seem to be positing; Rome was around 2000 years ago, and by that logic they should look almost like Neanderthals to us modern humans. But they don't, because evolution takes millenia to happen.

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@KiwiDan: They say that it occurs in millions of years, but they could be wrong.

All I was saying in my post was why we had to teach evolution in school, when it's just as bad as telling kids that creation really did happen. The kids should have the choice to learn evolution, and/or creation (in grade school and high school).