Bill Nye on creationism:

[eric]

[The Comrade]

i've seen seeing him on the news cycle more frequently but yeah i agree it would be nice to see him on some television specials or something. the guy says some great stuff when he's not trying to entertain twelve year olds.

[PoS]

[eynon81]

My 2 cents:

I'm a big fan of instilling critical thinking in the youngsters, so I'm reluctant to "ban" anything. If there are good critiques to Darwinian Evolution those should be brought up. (we should shy away from clinging to any orthodoxy too rigidly)

That said I think this is largely a non-issue, you're not going to reach the nuts and bolts of evolution until your higher level HS science classes; Chem, Advanced Bio...so I think it's not like either side is going to brainwash the little ones unless they are actively trying to do so.

BUT...he's right, we need to be teaching the mechanics of evolution to our advanced HS students, no question.

[The dane]

Of course he's right.

If you stop teaching kids actual science, and start introducing religious theories instead, they will inevitably become less suited for higher education and high-tech jobs.

[eynon81]

[The Comrade]

not even sure it has a place there, either.

i mean what is gained in the study of history by discussing the topic of transubstantiation or whatever?

[eynon81]

[Boris Johnson]

[The Comrade]

i'll ask it again, what is gained in the study of history by discussing detailed religious dogma with k-12 students?


"mommy i learned about the holy spirit!" as opposed to "mommy i learned christianity is a monotheistic religion!"