Bryan Zepp Jamieson | Gods and Suns

[bpcmxr]

How Creationism Cheats the Kids

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"The Constitution says that if you want to believe in a teeny, tiny little universe that’s only 3,500 light years across, you have every right in the world. The Constitution guarantees you can believe any kind of pure foolishness you want to believe.

But creationism is for idiots, a pathetic, blinkered, morally and intellectually bankrupt substitution for thought, one that presents a sad, limited view of the universe.

It seems to me that if you want to get kids to believe in greater powers, you should show them the universe as it is, a vast concourse of stars and worlds beyond imagining, an incredible panoply of galaxies and nebulae that span vast distances.

Certainly, any sane person would never point to the sky and tell their children, “Never mind what you see. The truth is only one millionth as glorious.” – and then feed the children a pile of rubbish conjured up by ancient goat herders to try to explain the funny lights in the sky 2,500 years ago."

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The rest: http://www.zeppscommentaries.com/S&E/gods_and_suns.htm

[IHeart1993]

1. I agree

When many students, they are required to take a science class. Many take Biology, which is hard enough without having to deal with creationism.