Good good..

[OwlHoot]

will they also learn about our Flat Planet also

Flat planet? Nonsense - the Good book refers to the four corners of the Earth. So obviously God created it in the shape of a tetrahedron (three-sided pyramid), until Noah's flood came along and washed away the corners.

[OwlHoot]

One is a scientific theory, the other is religious hogwash.

Creationism ISNT a science and therefore SHOULD NOT be taught during science lessons.

Sure...teach the bloody rubbish during RE...but not during Science!

Mailman

Agree, but it certainly should be taught somewhere, or at least mentioned (as the word "taught" suggest an attempt to drum it into schoolkids' heads as accepted fact). I mean what's the problem teaching say Greek mythology in classics classes? Comes in handy in pub quiz nights.

The snag is, trying to suppress it might have the perverse effect of giving it to some kids the appeal and glamour of "forbidden" topic, not that the vast majority of kids these days would give it credence for a second having seen so many documentaries about dinosaurs and geology etc, all of which clearly demonstrate the vast timescales of Earth's history. (I think creationists claim that all this geological and cosmological evidence has been planted by Satan to lead believers astray!)

Mind you, it must be said, the first creation account in Genesis does at least get the presently accepted order of creation roughly right, even if the timescales are compressed, if one insists on a literal meaning of the word "day".

(Oh, and Chico, we've discussed this before, and you haven't forgotten have you that the Bible contains _three_ accounts of creation. So which one would you suggest is taught? )