Originally Posted By: RedKGB

Sinij, are you saying that someone that reads the bible, and has faith in something greater then themselves cannot also believe in the actions and products of science?


There is no way to reconcile these two concepts, if you believe then it is faith, and if you know then it is science. Many scientists live with cognitive dissonance of having to reconcile these two concepts.

Still, this nothing to do with our latest disagreement. For the record - I fully support right to religion. Freedom to worship is a fundamental human right. Forcing your faith on others is not.

When you create a law that forces teaching of what is a religious belief as science, you not only corrupt science but you also cross the line from freedom to worship into forcing your faith on others.

A set of questions to demonstrate my point:

1. Would you support twice-a-day mandatory prayers to Allah in schools?
2. Would you support mandatory study of kosher laws as written in Torah as part of science education in public schools?
3. Would you support study of nirvana and reincarnation as an alternative to theory of evolution?

Then why do you support teaching of creationism?

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