Fourthed.
"The aim of religion is to find the Absolute Truth"? That'll only happen when / if god decides to show his face to everyone, thus removing any doubt. Until then, I think we can safely say that religion is a human construct based on faith and belief - and there is no "absolute truth"...
That depends what the religion is saying or teaching its followers, though. If a holy book incites hatred or disapproval towards a group, then its followers may be inclined to act on it.
I think Richard Hayman was talking about the motivation many people have for their actions. Yes, people are to blame, but what causes many of them to act the way they do?
Thoreau advocated simple living (like some of those above, the term 'deliberate living' makes no sense to me).
Simple Living Lessons From "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau (Part 1)
Interesting. What do you mean by adapting their growth patterns based on past experience? Is the growth pattern of an individual tree not just a combination of its genetics and the specific environment in which it grows? Do you have any references I could follow up?
"You are not addressing science, you are addressing creationism."
I am addressing the poor arguments offered by creationists that they try to pass off as science. A science class seems to be the ideal environment to address misconceptions regarding evolution and geology, don't you think? I...
Hurts my conscience? I'm not sure what you are implying here.
You seem to think that I am trying to undermine the pupils' belief in god. This is not the case. I am trying to correct their erroneous view of evolution. It is possible to hold a religious belief and accept evolutionary theory. As...
Jeremiah.
I'll refer back to the OP:
"Public schools should teach evolution in science class but can discuss creationism there as a belief."
I stand by all that I've written so far.
Right now, it's almost 3.30am here. I'll continue this tomorrow.