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  • Catknight's Avatar
    2,051 posts since Oct '07
    • It seems like a hotly debated subject in America public schools whether creationism should be taught hand in hand with darwin evolution or maybe not be taught at all .

      Coming from a catholic school here, we never was indoctrinated with creation or evolution theory, we just do a prayer before going classes.

      A separation from church and state now is debating whether there's a need to separate from church and public education too..tough choice if the parents are believers of christ.Maybe that's why we removed religous education to stop this divisve debate here

  • Deino's Avatar
    3,991 posts since May '07
    • evolution should be taught in schools….but i dun agree on teaching that we evolved from monkeys coz they really isn’t any definite proof that we did, thus it must be taught only as a theory instead…...

  • Catknight's Avatar
    2,051 posts since Oct '07
    • hmm deino….maybe a secular education has become the imperative of state education here…a life without higher power in schools?

  • Demonight's Avatar
    620 posts since Nov '07
  • SBS3625D's Avatar
    4,076 posts since Sep '05
  • Deino's Avatar
    3,991 posts since May '07
    • Originally posted by SBS3625D:
      Evolution itself is not proven, its a theory.

      thats why i said it should be taught in schools......theories keep our minds more open......but we shouldn't treat theories as definite answers

  • the.owl's Avatar
    3,331 posts since Oct '05
    • uh its already being taught at high school biology classes what are you talking about.

  • aiglosicicle's Avatar
    1,247 posts since Mar '06
  • Daisuke-kun's Avatar
    10,195 posts since Jun '07
    • I thought evolution as in having super powers Laughing Embarassed

      I've found out that i can walk thru fire and didnt get burn Cool
      playing with fire would nvr get me hurt instead it became my fren Twisted Evil

  • Jem777's Avatar
    372 posts since Jan '08
    • Originally posted by Demonight:
      This is an age old debate that was even covered in Southpark Laughing

      Manbearpig is the ultimate evolution.

  • oxford mushroom's Avatar
    4,762 posts since Mar '05
    • Teach evolution...children need to know they will live in a society that follows the same rules...survival of the fittest. Those that do excel eat others for breakfast. Those that do not become the breakfast. Mr. Green

  • ahsiang12's Avatar
    114 posts since Nov '07
    • This topic should have mention those under 18 are not allow here.Our young innocent kids should not surf this website as it will make them lose their innocences.They should avoid vegetarians, pagans, evolutionsts all those outside Christianity including avoiding me a vegetarian.

  • Daisuke-kun's Avatar
    10,195 posts since Jun '07
    • Originally posted by ahsiang12:
      This topic should have mention those under 18 are not allow here.Our young innocent kids should not surf this website as it will make them lose their innocences.They should avoid vegetarians, pagans, evolutionsts all those outside Christianity including avoiding me a vegetarian.

      why not Mad

  • dumbdumb!'s Avatar
    11,835 posts since Jan '03
    • for now the standard that evolution is how human came about.

      so i guess its alright la.

      until more research is done, and more discoveries are made, then the system can change lor. Mr. Green

  • Jem777's Avatar
    372 posts since Jan '08
    • Originally posted by Deino:
      thats why i said it should be taught in schools......theories keep our minds more open......but we shouldn't treat theories as definite answers

      The religion lobbyist would have a field day.

  • ahsiang12's Avatar
    114 posts since Nov '07
    • Originally posted by Daisuke-kun:
      why not Mad

      Do you think sexual indecent behaviours are wrong?Same as vegetarianism, paganism, evolution, all are wrong!This is for our young children's own good to avoid all these evil things.

  • Daisuke-kun's Avatar
    10,195 posts since Jun '07
    • Originally posted by ahsiang12:
      Do you think sexual indecent behaviours are wrong?Same as vegetarianism, paganism, evolution, all are wrong!This is for our young children's own good to avoid all these evil things.

      right...
      so wad's wrong with learning evolution of people that have special abilities like me Cool

  • omgukilledkenny's Avatar
    12,764 posts since Dec '04
  • Jem777's Avatar
    372 posts since Jan '08
    • Originally posted by ahsiang12:
      Do you think sexual indecent behaviours are wrong?Same as vegetarianism, paganism, evolution, all are wrong!This is for our young children's own good to avoid all these evil things.

      You're shitting me right?

  • cApitaland's Avatar
    4,197 posts since Sep '05
  • stupidissmart's Avatar
    3,435 posts since Jan '03
    • Obviously evolution should be taught because it is true.

      It is called a theory, but in scientific field a theory is already a much established fact and it is well documented and canot be disputed. Gravity, atomic structure etc r all theories as well

      There is definitive evidence tat men evolved from apes. Otherwise how do u explain the many fossils tat show the slight changes from apes to men Rolling Eyes

  • Beyond Religion's Avatar
    540 posts since Feb '06
    • Not sure if evolution should be taught in schools, but Creationism should definitely not be taught in schools, to do so would constitute religious indoctrination (of Theism) of our youth.

  • Daisuke-kun's Avatar
    10,195 posts since Jun '07
  • Beyond Religion's Avatar
    540 posts since Feb '06
    • Originally posted by Catknight:
      hmm deino....maybe a secular education has become the imperative of state education here...a life without higher power in schools?

      Why shouldn't this be so? Afterall, Singapore is a secular state. It is not the purview of our schools to expound the theory of "higher powers". Missionary schools may of course do this. But they must draw a clear line between these religious teachings and mainstream education. They must also not coerce students to subscribe to the former. We cannot let our schools be abused by religion to become their instruments of indoctrination.

      Edited by Beyond Religion 19 Jan `08, 10:42PM
  • Hocklez's Avatar
    4,586 posts since Oct '03
    • It is already taught in school, introduction, merely the surface of the theory, or even in depth at a higher level.

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