Originally posted by Corbett:
Originally posted by Viss1:
Evolution = science
Creationism = philosophy/theology

Teach one in science class, teach the other in philospohy class. Better yet, teach it in church.



I disagree. I think both should be taught with equal emphasis. Then let the student choose which they believe.



Which Biblical Creation story should be taught? If you read Genesis carefully, you'll notice that there are two different Creation stories. The first, (Gen 1:1-2:4) shows God creating the universe in six days. Day 1- creation of light, Day 2- creation of heavens and water, Day 3- creation of land and vegetation, Day 4- creation of bodies of light, Day 5- creation of creatures of heaven and waters, and finally Day 6- creation of life on land and its vegetable food, and finally creation of mankind (both man and woman in his image).

From Gen 2:4-25, we see a totally different Creation story. To sum, it begins with the creation of man (just males, females come later), then follows with the creation of plantlife, then "every animal of the field and every bird of the air". Man found none of these animals fit as a partner, so God put the man to sleep, removed one of his ribs and then made a woman out of it.

I feel that the ancient Israelites, after witnessing the power of God through their exodus out of Egypt, reasoned that God must have been around since the beginning of time. So they utilized stories already known at the time (such as the Babylonian account of creationism) and put their own "spin" on it.

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