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Alberta schools and evolution....

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filip_:
Do they also think that the Rockies formed in under six thousand years?

SkepticalEsquire:

--- Quote from: filip_piotr on May 06, 2009, 12:49:36 PM ---Do they also think that the Rockies formed in under six thousand years?

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Of course not.  That was the flood, and its was only a few thousand years ago.

Duh!

JoelWhy:
I'm actually not sure how I feel about this.  I'm obviously against not teaching evolution, just as I am adamantly against teaching creationism/ID in the classroom.  But, maybe parents should have a right to keep their children as ignorant as they are to not subject their children to teachings which are contrary to their religious beliefs.

SkepticalEsquire:

--- Quote from: JoelWhy on May 06, 2009, 06:12:15 PM ---I'm actually not sure how I feel about this.  I'm obviously against not teaching evolution, just as I am adamantly against teaching creationism/ID in the classroom.  But, maybe parents should have a right to keep their children as ignorant as they are to not subject their children to teachings which are contrary to their religious beliefs.

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Just like they should have the right to use prayer to heal their kid's life-threatening medical conditions instead of science. :P  If it was harmless, I guess I wouldn't care, but ignorance is harmful.....I mean, look at the decision my Provincial government is about to make because of ignorance among some of its leaders.

As far as I am concerned, if you are adamant that you don't want your kids learning science in a public school, then homeschool them . But if they are in the public system, then they are going to learn science, whether it conflicts with your primitive beliefs or not.

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