Just curious. Want 2 know the opinion of American students etc.
Praeses
Do Biology teachers still teach creationism in US High schools?
Just curious. Want 2 know the opinion of American students etc.
Re: Do Biology teachers still teach creationism in US High schools?
It was only mentioned in my Biology class in public high school as a point of ridicule.
Capo
Re: Do Biology teachers still teach creationism in US High schools?
I went to a private Catholic school and luckily my biology teacher was sane. She didn't flat out say the creationist ideas were wrong, but she made a strong case for evolution. The brainwashing took place in theology class, which hopefully public schools don't have.
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but catholics don't believe in creationism?Originally Posted by Pøntifex Maximus
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Re: Do Biology teachers still teach creationism in US High schools?
They can but they do not have to.
I was taught evolution in a catholic high school.
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They are supposed to believe in a sort of intelligent design, its in the catechism. This is a strange breed of southern Catholicism. It has crossed orcs with Gondor men. Now we have this sort of militant movement within the archdiocese to adhere to a literal meaning of the bible while the majority (moderates) keep to themselves about it and retain their dignity.
It's treason, then
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Hahahaha. Really, I don't understand why evolution cannot be the intelligent design. I also believe the Vatican spoke about this recently too...
The Vatican claims Darwin's theory of evolution is compatible with Christianity
Also, don't you need to believe that the earth is only 4000 years old or something to be a creationist? I mean that's just crazy talk and I did piss poor in the sciences.
Capo
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It all depends on how you look at it. For me its too convenient for the Catholic church to just change a thousand year old doctrine when proven incorrect and expect to retain any sort of credibility. It can be compatible if you want to think of it as compatible, but in actuality it is in direct conflict with the traditional theological explanation for creation. Unless one is willing to view the bible as complete allegory (which is very rare in my own experience) christianity cannot stand on its own.
Campidoctor
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No, that's the Young Earth Creation theory. Which is crazy talk. Creationism can also coincide with the world being 4 billion years old and the universe being 15 billion also.
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There is a video on youtube about an interview with a HS biology teacher in the south. He claims to teach creationism because he believes it is true and because his students believe it is true. Obviously, we should be teaching what our students believe in and not what is factually correct, like I believe, personally, that a certain state which will remain nameless, sucks and my teacher should of taught this.
I promised phier I would find the video but I cannot, Ill keep trying though.
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If if the one I think it is, its 25 years old and at a private school.
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I heard from a guy who's brothers cousins best friend's sister said she heard that the new bioteacher at their school somewhere in the south is teaching it. So... yea its pretty much everywhere in our highschools.
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It's treason, then
Re: Do Biology teachers still teach creationism in US High schools?
Really depends on the area I imagine. Never once in any Massachusetts public schools was I ever taught creationism in any way shape or form.
Those ideas came from my Catholic Church and CCD in particular, nor did they attempt to disprove evolution either, for the record.
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Well, whichever federal district has the Dover School District doesn't have to mention it at all.
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Re: Do Biology teachers still teach creationism in US High schools?
I'm sure there are a few pockets where inbreeding is the norm, if there are: they probably don't take evolution too seriously anyway.
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Never in my experience were we ever taught creationism in high school. America's school systems have many problems, but generally that is not one of them.
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My biology teacher does believe in it, though he doesn't teach it because it's never a subject.
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Praefectus
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My mother was born and raised a Catholic, went to church 3 or 4 times a week, and attended a Catholic High School.
She absolutely did not believe in limited history creationism, and in fact mocks the fools who parade this nonsense on television.
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Miles
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Indeed, I think the vast majority of Christians (even in America) share your mother's view and hold the creatonists in utter contempt.
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