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re: Missouri Bill Would Warn Parents of Evolution Boogeyman
Posted on 2/21/14 at 12:17 pm to SettleDown
Posted on 2/21/14 at 12:17 pm to SettleDown
quote:I suspect you unwittingly answered your own question.
I guess I'll ask again like I do in all of these threads but unless one is a young earth creationist, what exactly does evolution have to do with religion?
One could teach evolution with no problem at all and never bring up religion. And, should one of his students bring it up, simply say that he's not discussing if a God caused evolution because it's not necessary for him to do so in order to teach evolution.
But to clarify "should one of his students bring 'it' up," it all depends on what the meaning of "it" is.
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Posted on 2/21/14 at 12:23 pm to NC_Tigah
quote:Explain.
I suspect you unwittingly answered your own question.
quote:I'll define "it" as any theistic explanation. If I'm teaching all of the steps known in evolution or at least strongly implied, it would seem to me that an atheist can think that's all there is and that a theist can think that God caused all of those steps.
But to clarify "should one of his students bring 'it' up," it all depends on what the meaning of "it" is.
In that way, evolution really is no different than any other scientific class. If I point out the atomic properties of Iron and a students stands up and says, "I think God caused those specific properties", how is that different than if I'm teaching about what has been learned regarding evolution?
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