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Oregon (usa) has laws set up in such a manner that it is not illegal to ask for assisted suicide as long as you go through the proper process. They have to be counseled by, i think, 3 therapists/doctors and if all agree that the person is sane s/he will be referred to someone that can perform...

Well, and this is just my opinion (and it may change if I actually have kids), some kids need to be smacked (lightly on the rear or hand) every now and then; just to scare them straight. If the slap actually hurts the child physically, it's too much. Parents, and society, are becoming too over...

Nope, I'm afraid of guns. Also, the area I live in has a very low crime rate so there really isn't much point in owning a gun here. If I thought there was a need for that type of protection I'd get over my fear of guns, get trained, and have one accessible.

I think it would be important to address those issues simply because the students are bound to know it's a debated topic outside the scientific community. But, I also think that is a decision each individual teacher should make. If one of the students asks about where creationism fits into the...

Well, some atheists think all theists are stupid and closed minded. I personally don't believe this to be true. History has shown that there are many Christians (and other types of theists) who are extremely intelligent. A person's religion is not a direct indicator of that person's...

The "conflict" occurs because there is no scientific basis within ID, it's a knock-off of old philosophical theories (ontological/teleological argument). It's not a conflict between evolution and ID, it's a conflict between what is and is not science. As I said before, I don't care if they...

The purpose of evolution is not to explain where life came from. Its purpose is to explain what happened after life started. You are confusing abiogenisis with evolution.

To answer the original question of why kind of evidence is given for evolution in schools, very little under the college/graduate level. The type of textbook used varies from school to school. Most textbooks will basically say here is the theory take it or leave it. They rarely bother to go...

It doesn't make any sense, because while many IDers may accept evolution as true, they are adding to the science that is evolution. What would ID teach in school? At most it could add a small paragraph that says "Maybe this whole process was/is started/controled by some sort of intelligent...

I think so. I do have an opinion on this though. What would be the purpose of God creating something just for it to spend all day worrying about if it pleased him. I may not believe in the bible, but I have read it. I don't see any reason to think that it asks for people to constantly...

I don't see a need to be able to communicate the difference between good and evil in relation to free will. In the absence of evil then the term good may not exist. Things would just be in a state that we would describe as good, but they may just accept happily through use of another term.

Dad, you are right, I don't know that the earth wasn't different prior to when the flood was claimed to occur. However, other than 2,000+ year old stories, there is no reason to assume a global flood ever happened. Therefore, I am skeptical of the accuracy of that claim. I think the story...

I really doesn't matter. Flop the ratios and the point still stands. Take a moment to think about it. I don't see a problem with my usage of the terms. But, where are you getting the idea that there was a lot of salt in the ground. Is this pure speculation again? Wouldn't the spiritual...

Imagine that the world was created differently. In this different world it might be that the ability to have free will and not do evil is just as logical as the ability to have free will and not be able to levitate. Basically, I don't think there is a reason why God would have to forfeit logic...

I know humans don't experience God in the same manner, I didn't mean to apply that they did. If they did have this same experience then there wouldn't be any discussion over if God exists or who's religion is right. I've read Genesis, I don't recall it litterally saying that god intended to...

Ya, but they would have had to adapt to the water well before 40 days an nights, because that's how long it rained. If they weren't adapted before the salinity changed to something much different from what they were use to prior to the flood, they would have been dead. So, basically, they...

Essentially every choice would be "good" but free will would still exist. The environment would be arranged in such a way that good vs evil choices didn't exist. Such an arrangement is certainly logically possible for an all powerful being to create. Ok, I'll accept the idea that evil was...

Science has basically become a pawn in the "battle" between beleif and dis-belief. Just because some people use it to prove or disprove god, doesn't mean that this is the ultimate aim of science. But, I guess that wasn't the point of this thread. The point is that science and religion...