Bone, Techno, that is a good point.

But, you know, that's really only one small section of one course. I think folks that make the teaching of evolution a major issue are perhaps all too ready to throw the baby out with the bathwater, ditch the whole system, and go out of their way to find alternatives.

Granted, kids accept what teachers and textbooks say implicitly, and it's usually later in life that they learn to question and think critically. (Personally, I'd like to see critical thinking taught earlyin school, but there's a maturity and control element)

I agree that the desire for "special religious"-based education tends to defeat the whole point of common experience. It's too close to trying to pick and choose your own facts for my taste.

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