"Lord Gow333, Conservative Fullback!" <lordgow@yahoo.com> wrote in
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I don't believe that school should be promoting one over the other,
and I can understand them covering evolution, but I thnk they should
at least acknowledge that Creation is a possibility (and explains
Christmas & Easter vacation) then leave it up to the parents from
there.

"Evolution" does not sit in opposition to a general theory of
"Creation," (though it can be argued to be redundant, as if an uncaused
cause can exist then the Universe doesn't need a creation-explanation
and can fill the role itself) but rather only to the specifically
disprovable morass of myths and falsehoods that comprises Christian
creationism.

Deceptive conflation, arguing using an apparently nonspecific term then
changing the definition to describe a highly specific belief, is a bit
of semantic trickery some religious people like to use in debate. It's a
convenient way to yoke nonsense to credible argumentation, as there are
many respectable philosophical viewpoints regarding the creation of the
universe and the existence of "God".

That's my whole problem with the
'separation of church and state' crowd. The schools don't have to
promote religion, but they should at least be able to outline the
various beliefs.

The big boys get enough legitimate mentions during instruction of
actually-useful subjects such as history, politics and mathematics that
I'd think y'all zealots wouldn't want to give the minority kooks equal
access to the chil'en's ripe and desirable mindspace by demanding
"belief outlines".

Really, we all know your ilk will be at the head of the line to pitch a
fit when the first bunch of nude, hairy hippies decides to take
advantage of any such regulation to promote some rock-worshipping
fertility cult... why not just simmer down and find some other, better-
thought-out way to inculcate the youth with your particular brand of
kookiness?