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To: bentway who wrote (371660)	2/22/2008 4:39:49 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1573930

"and clearly explain what elevates a theory from a hypothesis and a hypothesis from a superstitious belief." That is the problem. It is unlikely that they will do that. Too many people don't understand what a theory really is. We have seen that on this board many times.

To: bentway who wrote (371660)	2/22/2008 6:30:17 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573930

I have no problem with that, as long as they don't teach creationism as a "scientific theory", and clearly explain what elevates a theory from a hypothesis and a hypothesis from a superstitious belief. I want my kids exposed to all these "theories" in a class room setting - not from their friends. There's something about hearing them all at once in comparison that helps clarify them. With creationism (not that I believe) it's in the popular press, it's an issue of the day so to speak and should be covered - should take about 10 minutes. :-) Last thing we need is for kids to be sheltered from the historical or popular/populist beliefs.