How much longer?

[DDan]

How much longer do you think creationism will be tolerated in the US?

 

[essentialsaltes]

Tolerated? In what sense? It is the settled law of the land that naive creationism cannot be taught as science in public schools. Nevertheless, such teaching is sometimes 'tolerated' by local school boards, until someone complains and the school board's legal advisors tell them to knock it off.

Beyond that, though, freedom of speech and the press protect those who hold creationist beliefs. They are free to hold these wrong ideas and espouse them and publish them. Creationism will always be tolerated, indeed protected, in that sense.

 

[Nithavela]

Tolerated equales told as gospel truth while all other theories are supressed.

 

[bhsmte]

How much longer do you think creationism will be tolerated in the US?

Tolerated???

Biblical creationism is not taken seriously in most circles and especially those involving educated people. People are allowed to have their personal beliefs though, would you agree?

 

[DDan]

Tolerated???

Biblical creationism is not taken seriously in most circles and especially those involving educated people. People are allowed to have their personal beliefs though, would you agree?

Yes but I have heard that people don't only believe it they act on it to the detriment of their children and their communities.

 

[Loudmouth]

How much longer do you think creationism will be tolerated in the US?

Consol?

 

[DDan]

Tolerated???

Biblical creationism is not taken seriously in most circles and especially those involving educated people. People are allowed to have their personal beliefs though, would you agree?

How about Nazism would that also be allowed? would you defend someone's right to be a Nazi?

 

[justlookinla]

How much longer do you think creationism will be tolerated in the US?

It will never go away. Just like the faith-based beliefs of atheistic Darwinist creationism will always have it's adherents.

 

[DDan]

It will never go away. Just like the faith-based beliefs of atheistic Darwinist creationism will always have it's adherents.

This is the very reason I am asking the question, people are being damaged by it.

The teaching of creationism has been banned in the UK, people are however still free to indoctrinate their children with it.

 

[AV1611VET]

How much longer do you think creationism will be tolerated in the US?

Depends on when the Rapture occurs (Perhaps today?).

If the Rapture were to occur right now, then the answer to your question would be: 3½ years.

 

[justlookinla]

This is the very reason I am asking the question, people are being damaged by it.

Depends on what you mean by 'damaged'. The worldview which concludes that we're simply sacks of chemicals (Darwinism) is damaging in the sense that there is no such thing as immorality.

 

[DDan]

Depends on what you mean by 'damaged'. The worldview which concludes that we're simply sacks of chemicals (Darwinism) is damaging in the sense that there is no such thing as immorality.

Is that why countries with less religion are more moral than countries with a lot of religion, the US is a the perfect example,
tons of religion and very few morals, needless and violent death is a way of life in parts of the US.

 

[justlookinla]

Is that why countries with less religion are more moral than countries with a lot of religion, the US is a the perfect example,
tons of religion and very few morals, needless and violent death is a way of life in parts of the US.

I'm sure you've discussed this here using another alter. But, where's your morality coming from?

 

[Subduction Zone]

I'm sure you've discussed this here using another alter. But, where's your morality coming from?

The same place that morality has always come from. Man has always been the source of morality.

 

[justlookinla]

The same place that morality has always come from. Man has always been the source of morality.

But, what is moral and what is immoral and where, in man, does this come from?

 

[Subduction Zone]

But, what is moral and what is immoral and where, in man, does this come from?

I am not an ethicist, but living by the Golden Rule, a rule that Jesus advocated but did not write, is a good place to start. If you don't want to get hit by people you should not hit people yourself. Proper moral action will minimize pain and strife in the world.

 

[justlookinla]

I am not an ethicist, but living by the Golden Rule, a rule that Jesus advocated but did not write, is a good place to start. If you don't want to get hit by people you should not hit people yourself. Proper moral action will minimize pain and strife in the world.

You quickly avoided the questions.

 

[Larniavc]

But, what is moral and what is immoral and where, in man, does this come from?

This is not really the subject of the thread. Go start your own thread.

 

[Subduction Zone]

You quickly avoided the questions.

No, I didn't. I answered them with an open explanation that I am not an expert on these matters. I answered your question rather directly. Perhaps it was beyond your understanding.

 

[justlookinla]

This is not really the subject of the thread. Go start your own thread.

The OP is discussing the issue. Perhaps you should allow the OP to determine what is, and what isn't, pertinent to the thread?