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Originally Posted by jms62
Rupert's debating strategy
1. Completely ignore the question or point made
2. Claim not to be an expert in something in as an excuse to not answer
3. Completely go off in a new direction
4. Post a link to support his position always his links are "unbiased" and from "experts"
5. Go to step 1
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That is ridiculous. I answer questions much more directly than you do. I asked you a question about whether you have a problem when an athlete thanks God during an interview after a competition. You didn't answer the question at all. You don't want to answer any questions but when someone answers your question, you claim their answer wasn't complete enough.
I answered your question. Read my response again. The answer was in there. I said, "I'm not sure." I will answer it again more clearly. You asked, "Wouldn't wanting to teach creationism in public schools be forcing your religion on students?" My answer is I'm not sure. I could certainly see how a person would interpret teaching creationism as forcing religion on people. I understand that argument, especially if you think that science has unequivocally proven that evolution is true and creationism is false. However the vast majority of people think there is a Creator. You may think all of these people are stupid, but plenty of these people are very well educated. So if the vast majority of an educated population thinks there is strong evidence of a Creator, then teaching that alternative (in addition to evolution) may be reasonable. By the way, if the scientific evidence (favoring evolution) is as strong as you say, then I'm sure the vast majority of students (after learning both theories) would embrace evolution over creationism every time. If they are going to teach Creationism, I think they should touch on all different religions because I think pretty much all religions believe in a Creator, and you don't want to favor one religion over another.
I don't even know what they teach in creationism. Do they teach specifically about Adam and Eve or do they just teach a generic version of a Creator creating the world? I think that makes a difference with regard to your question. If they're not teaching about a specific religion then I don't really think that you can say that a religion is being forced on people. If they're teaching specifically about one religion's theory, then that is much more questionable.
I have a different definition of "forcing religion down people's throats" than you. I think the Founding Fathers also had a far different definition than yours. What they cared about was every person having a right to believe whatever they want. They didn't want people to be persecuted for having a different religious belief than the majority. The Founding Fathers were not anti-religion. They were very much pro-religion. But they didn't want the government to favor one religion over another.