Separation of Church and State: Flawed Logic Applied in the Courts

Both theories need genuine data and there is far more that proves Evolution than the Young Earth scenario. The theory of Evolution (without taking man into account) can be proved by something as simple as the study of carbon and how diamonds plus coal are made – it took millions of years for the coal to evolve. A comparitive study in the classroom can only help young people to see the flaws of the Young Earth theories. The problem with Creationism and its proponents is that they see it as an either/or situation, which is generally how they see a lot of things regarding Scripture – these same folk get really ugly towards members of the RCC. However, there should be nothing wrong in trying to make the two situations compatible – that Genesis allows for the earth to have evolved over time and that it is a simple explanation written at a time when people did not know about discoveries through science.

Unfortunately, there are some who are so afraid of having the theories of Charles Darwin exposed to scrutiny that they seek to smother any such research by young students. In this case they confuse religion with what they term science, not realising that they are themselves espousing their own religion of humanism and atheism. They are in turn provoking the fundamentalists, stoking the fear of being stifled and persecuted. Both sides need to have their theories opened to scrutiny. I personally do not agree with what is espoused by the Creationists. The theory of the Young Earth is just ridiculous. It is for that reason that I believe that exposing young high school children to researching both the theory of Evolution and the theory of Young Earth will help those children to come to more logical conclusions than the claim that the earth is about 8,000 years old.