[quote=xAsunaWolfx] Because it can be offensive.[/quote] http://youtu.be/fHMoDt3nSHs?t=3m22s [quote] You don't seem them promoting one certain religion ( Don't mix this up with them giving the history of it, think of it as a church sermon way. However, religion has influenced that past heavily with ancient empires, etc, etc.). It's almost respectful to give both equal grounds if it needs to be talked about.[/quote] Not at all. religion and science are completely different things and should be separated. Sure we should still learn about the influence of religion and the background, but beyond that is not the responsibility of a history class. In fact, I think schools shouldn't teach religion at all, but that's another topic I don't think is worth getting into right now. However, covering creationism is, and I'm very sorry, teaching ignorance. It has absolutely nothing to stand on. If you want to ignore all evidence and believe that for yourself, go ahead, but don't institutionalise it like it's actually equal to empirical data or rational thought. I think teaching creationism is fundamentally and morally wrong. Rather than explaining how something works, how people came to that conclusion and what data was used and observed, you're saying "Go read this book and don't question it." You're teaching top-down, using authority as an argument, which is a very bad form of argument, or teaching for that matter. Also; [hider=Initial response]"Please don't teach my kids about the world they live in, teach them about my dream bubble instead!" I apologise, but this kind of thinking is very destructive.[/hider] [quote] Or don't talk about it at all. I bet schools do not want to deal with mobs of angry parents/ students.[/quote] "I'm a policeman and I don't want to deal with angry mobs, so I decided not to approach delinquents because they may not like that." It's a stupid argument. It's a school's job to prepare young persons for college and adulthood and to teach them about the world we live in, not to please people who aren't comfortable with facts like evolution. [quote]I myself am in school, and history is... often on the back burner by many students. It isn't worth changing what is already there :/.~~~anywho,[/quote] I find that a very awkward position to be in for someone who decided to start a thread on a debate on where we came from and how we became what we are today. 'cause, you know, history teaches just that. [quote]No matter where you look, there is uncertainty somewhere, a "scarcity of information". Of course, most do not feel uncertain with their own belief.[/quote] The beautiful thing about science is that it learns from it's own mistakes and acknowledges it doesn't know everything. If you find strong evidence you can change the world. It's flexible, which makes it such a good model. I mean, let's use a simple example. Say there's a cookie jar and two kids. Billy and Donald. One day, all the cookies are gone. The parents know that Donald is a rascal and blame and punish him for stealing cookies. However at dinner-time, it turns out Billy isn't hungry at all. Creationism exclusively uses meta-knowledge and essentially goes like "Nope, it was Donald! He always been like that and I am confident in my belief!" While more rationally minded people would question their assumption and explore the question why Billy isn't hungry. [quote=Turtlicious] Ok, is AsunaWolf like a Wolf-kin, if so can we just disregard what that person thinks on science? They don't even know they are a person. [/quote] I see you're having a bad day. I'm very sorry. Hopefully this attention will make it better.