Gee, how will you feel, when your kid hears that there's a hypothesis to explain the origins of man, other than evolution? YOU'd probably have a stroke.
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No, I would trust my kids enough that I wouldn't much care. For one, I'd teach them enough critical thinking skills (one area sorely lacking in our school system, as you make obvious) that they'd be reasonably bullshit-resistant.
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>>Yeah, I didn't think that one would make the cut, since it's critical of you guys (& true, too!). Are y'all that desperate for new submissions?<<
I've mentioned before, the origins of man are pretty moot because there are plenty of loopholes in everyone's theory.
Oh yes, I'm so terrified my child will start to question and think for himself. God forbid (sorry, couldn't resist) he EVER disagree with me on anything! Damnit, my child will only ever think like I do and will only believe what I tell him is right or else I'll give him the strap! [/sarcasm]
Nope. Flying Spaghetti monster made trees, mountains and a midget first, then everything else second. To not credit him is blasphemy and you will never experience the divine embrace of his noodly appendage. R-amen.
Is this chucklehead implying YEC, ID, etc., merit the word "hypotheses"? 'Cause that's funny. Even children, those who get any education at all, know it's funny.
Hmm, I don't have no kid, but I tell you I don't know why I'd have a stroke? Please explain? It's not like it's around everywhere is it? And how is a stroke remotely related to religion? It has nothing to do with it.
Nah, it ain't worth getting worked up over.
'Hypothesis' is the right word for your favorite shtick, since it's nothing more than an unproven fairy tale.
I'd say hypothesis are welcome. If that hypothesis can incorporate what's known and can offer predictions, I'd listen to it as well. Sciece isn't cast in iron, but an alternative idea needs to explain the evidence at least as well as the original theory does. None of this causes a stroke, btw.
If all kids were taught how to think instead of what to think religion and creationism would be doomed. The church knows this, that is why kids must be indoctrinated when young, before the bullshit meter in the brain gets developed. That is why Satan is a scary monster.
No. I'm not a parent personally, but my parents are agnostics. They had no problem with me going to church with friends or even going to Bible School with a friend one summer when I was in elementary school. I remember that I had trouble learning how to read, so my dad had me read a lot of books out loud to him. One of those books was a book of Bible stories.
I was exposed to the idea of Adam and Eve. My parents practically encouraged it.
I've got a brother around eight years younger than I am. He's been exposed to ideas like the story of Adam and Eve. We actually found it kind of amusing when at first he took the story seriously, and then started to realize the basic flaws in the story (why did God put the tree in the garden anyway?) on his own accord. My sister and I used to listen to him imagine up his own scenarios about creation and God, and we found it amusing. My brother shares my interest in Greek mythology, so we both read books saying how Prometheus made human beings out of clay when we were young.
My parents were never afraid to show us anything that might contradict their beliefs. They were perfectly fine with us out right disagreeing and arguing with them. Heck, I've shown my brother some of Ray Comfort's arguments because he finds science interesting and I thought he might think that the Banana Man was amusing. He did. He's ten and he could have told Comfort and Cameron why the crocoduck was ridiculous.
As God has not provided me with any kids, they will not hear anything.
Evolution is not an hypothesis, it's a scientific theory - the highest proven level of science there is.
there are lots of hypothesis. I might take note of a Theory that has some support.
I like Bumba the African vomit God. And lo, God hath puked up man... explains a lot about the world.
there are lots of creation stories. Bumba the vomit God of Africa is a good one.
The question is what evidence to support a hypothesis is there and does it stand up to review like evolution has done for 150 years ?
“Gee, how will you feel, when your kid hears that there's a hypothesis to explain the origins of man, other than evolution?”
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