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you cant deny that creationalism at least has a water-tight internal logic... if for God all things are possible, then anything can be done.
So you can say "well, what about this evidence that the earth is far more than 6000 year old..."
Oh well, God created that evidence to test your faith
etc etc...
I have nothing against peopel being aware of creation muths of various cultures... after all, evolutionalism doesnt really explain the concept of the creation of the universe, does it?
I WOULD have a big problem if these people are only pushing the Jewish creation story... that is basically using the tools of the state as a system of religious indoctrination... in that case the society is a theocracy. If children are to be taught the creation stories of all religions and cultures... fine: whether or not they are scientifically valid it is still worthwhile to study theology. Evolution does have gaps, and the creation myths rely on a tautological argument (God is all powerful and everything is possible for God, therefore God has the power to do all these things and make a 6000 year old earth appear much older, and so on...)... a lot of intelligent people have concluded that extra-terrastial beings played a big part in the population and evolution of life on earth... these theories should be equal footing with the religious creation theories.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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