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There are two reasons why I think this is a mistake. First
However, I do agree with teaching creationism alongside evolution in some
schools. I is not an attack on thinking, it promotes thinking. You have
two "theories", one says ... and the evidence/problem is ..., the other
says ... and the evidence/problem is .... To deny that creationism exists
is self-defeating. If a teacher claims that we descended from bacteria
(which spontaneously appeared from dirt), and a church leader claims that
God made the world and everything on it in seven days, which one will a
child believe? Without any guided discussion, it is extremely difficult to
make an informed decision.
Alternatives to any "theory" should be presented, particularly when they
are believed by a significant proportion of the general public. That makes
the teaching of creationism more important in some school districts than in
others.