Growing up, I went to public schools. Saturday i had to look at the Bible. I believe in evolution.

and that's your whole argument?...

No. That's incredibly irresponsible. It's also not how science works. What's next? Letting school kids decide whether or not to believe in general relativity? Flu shots?

Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist."

- Epicurus

Death really doesn't "exist" in any sense. When we die, we return to the same state of non-existence from which we came before we were born. It didn't bother me one bit to not exist during those 14 billion years before birth and it won't bother me after I croak.

What I remember in school from social studies and history classes had to do with that their are different religions around the world. Some people believe in evolution and some for creationism and some have other beliefs. I went to public schools so nothing was forced on us.

If there was an existence before my birth -I want to know all about it.If there will be an existence (I believe there will be ) an existence after death I want to know the details.
Choosing deliberately to be ignorant or turn blind eye or deaf ears is suicidal.

what details? Where are you getting your details from? The only ones that have details are already dead, and no one alive has any details...

Sure. Yeah. And when they teach that the earth is round, that it rotates and hence days, and that it revolves around the sun and hence years... They should also teach that the earth is flat. Oh, and also that the moon is made of cheese!

The thing is that evolution is a fact. It is confirmed in thousands upon thousands of usages. And creationism is a fairy tale told by ignorant, arrogant fools. Schools should teach truth - to the best of our ability to discern it. Creationism has no truth to it. The 1st amendment of the U.S. bans the establishment of religion in government run institutions, like schools. If you went to, or teach at a school that teaches evolution, then you are failing in your moral obligation to teach what is true.

Sometimes I freaking hate religion (says an American with a PhD in philosophy of science, who was raised by young earth creationists). But then I read some of the excellent responses that this question has already garnered, and forgive my species. We can be brilliant, such a pity when individuals choose deliberate ignorance.

I went to public school in Ohio and Georgia. The schooling was pretty similar in both states. I remember being taught what a theory is. I remember them teaching us different theories. They mentioned religious theories as well as Darwin and a few others. Nothing was taught to be right or wrong, just theories.

To be clear: I hope you are saying that you taught what a theory is - which is a scientifically plausible general principle (or set of principles) that is confirmed by all the known (potentially falsifiable but not falsified) facts and contradicted by none of them.

To be clear: a Theory is an idea with a PhD. Evolutionary Theory - species originate through reproduction with variation plus selection - is the best and only explanation that fits all the known facts. Creationism isn't a theory, it's an idea that flunked out of pre-K

Nothing is ever proven in science. Proofs are for math...and coins I suppose, LOL.

Interesting that people have no problem with theories when they turn on a light switch, drive a vehicle at 70 MPH down a highway, or fly in an airplane at 600 MPH.

All of our modern technologies are based upon theories. We can never know with certainty how correct they are. Look up the Theory of Falsifiability...a theory about theories. Basically says that a theory that explains everything explains nothing.

The basic ideas that Darwin proposed were based upon artificial/selective breeding by Man.

The basic ideas of evolution get stronger over time, not weaker. The ins and outs of it along with advances in genetics, paleobiology, and biochemistry do indeed point to certain past theories on the matter having been lacking. But, that's the nature of science. Theories themselves are open to their own evolution. That's their strength.

People are loathe to allow their religious beliefs to evolve with new insights and experiences. That, to me, makes most religion stiff and un-yielding so prevents people from evolving spiritually.

Nah.. not sure what they taught..

But there is some validity to the theory.

I went to a Catholic grammar/high school. Can't remember if I ever was taught about Darwin. Of course that was decades ago. Mostly remember about important things like Limbo, Purgatory, Heaven and Hell. My understanding is that the latest pope believes in the big bang theory. I would think the rigid thinking was being taught in the bible belt schools mostly in the south. I'm sure Darwin is still a no-no in some areas.

He only became an atheist within the last 10 years or so of his death.

Well... Darwin and Christianity as a religion are both wrong.
The truth is darker you can imagine. Takes a lot of time and effort to come close to the truth but still you are never sure that you are there.
The truth is scattered in pieces around the globe.
In the Bible you do get some pieces but they are very well encoded and encrypted.

I wasn’t raised in any religion because of bad experiences that my parents went through with their own religions. They let us learn for ourselves. I’m thankful for that. Nothing was forced on me!

The one thing I’ve recently learned is that elephants are actually evolving. Some are being born without tusks. This will save them from the hunters.

I went to Public school. We weren’t taught any theories that I can remember. My kids went to catholic school but asked to transfer to public school because religion was being shoved down their throats.

I believe we should let our kids figure it out for themselves.

Never got taught evolutionary biology. Never got taught the Bible or any other religious scripture either. Decided to read the scientific literature on antropology, paleontology, geology, genetics, developmental biology and biochemistry and was blown away. Evolutionary theory is truly the most comprehensive, simplest and most verified explanation for earth's biodiversity. The evolutionary plasticity of gene networks is amazing.

Then I listend to young earth creationists and all they had were generally three arguments; 'The Bible is to be read literally and thus is literally correct, except the part where it literally states the earth's flat', 'Scientists are wrong. End of story.', 'here let me quotemine the scientific literature and lie by omission'.

Human Tail (coccyx)

Just a few questions about the bible being right.
1st what part of it?

2nd if god did make everything in 6 days wtf was he thinking making millions of different species?

3rd if Adam and eve was the 1st people he created either from the mud or from Adams rib depends what part you read they had 3 sons so does that mean the only people on earth that god just created had 3 sons 1 died so where did anything else come from?

4th Adam and eve in the pictures anyone will see all have belly buttons where they was joined to the placenta's before birth however "god created man in his own image" so does that mean Adam and eve was born if so who was there mother or does that mean that god was born if so does that mean anyone could be god?

Look forward to your reply

This picture should get a lot of the people who think we was created like this asking a few things like why would we have a tail also if there is any doctors out there they can back me up about this but I got the scares t prove it, people still have a tendon going from there wrist to there elbow that doesn't do anything now its from when we used to swing in trees and they use it to repair broken guiders in the hands well they did on my hand but if we was created then why would we have that.