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Originally Posted by willravel
Religion is important. Science is important. When they converge, there is danger in confusing one for the other. This confusion breaks down what each important subject represents. If we lose science or religion, we will have lost something extremly important.
That's about as simple as I can put it.
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And to add to that:
To keep them from converging, it is proper that we acknowledge that there is a time and place to teach each one. School is the place to teach science. Church is the place to teach religion.
This whole debate is an extension of the "get church into the schools" movement. Whether it's posting the 10 commandments in the halls, teaching intelligent design, or anything else the religious sector wants to do, it all boils down to the same thing - they want the schools to teach what the church should be teaching.
If you believe God created the earth in 7 days and then planted all those fossils to test us, that's your perogative. If you want your kids to believe that, teach it to them. If you want a higher authority than you to teach it, turn to your church. If they're not doing a good enough job, the correct action is not to expect the schools to do it for the church, but to work to make sure your church does the job right in the first place.
If you want to raise your kid to hold to ancient beliefs even when faced with mountains of evidence that they may not be correct, that is your perogative, but you do not have the right to force my kid to listen to it too.