A 'Life' Question from England..
Oct 7th 2014, 9:03 am
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Oct 7th 2014, 9:09 am
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Re: A 'Life' Question from England..
Oct 7th 2014, 9:15 am
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Re: A 'Life' Question from England..
Interestingly, my more religious sister is a science teacher in a Catholic high school in England. I once asked her whether they taught creationism or evolution, and the answer was 'creationism, which is what we believe. Technically evolution is still actually a theory.'
Oct 7th 2014, 9:23 am
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Re: A 'Life' Question from England..
Isn't your sister's job description an oxymoron?
As your sister is likely aware, Darwin proposed that evolution occurred after life had been kick started by a creator.
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Oct 7th 2014, 9:33 am
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Re: A 'Life' Question from England..
And if you were in Saudi Arabia, you could be killed for doing so. And most Muslims (over 60% last time I checked) would agree with your death sentence.
Oct 7th 2014, 9:38 am
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Re: A 'Life' Question from England..
This is the risk isn't it. While some faith schools may encourage critical thinking and defer to science not all do.
Oct 7th 2014, 9:42 am
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However, let's also keep in mind that his theory was published 150 years ago. Chemistry and biology, as has the understanding of evolution, have come a loooooooooooooong way since then.
Oct 7th 2014, 9:52 am
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Re: A 'Life' Question from England..
Not really, they also teach biology, chemistry and physics. Bunsen burners operate equally in faith and secular schools as far as I'm aware. I have no idea if she's aware of that, just thought she made an interesting point. Not saying I agree with her, because I'm not sure where my beliefs lie.
Oct 7th 2014, 12:12 pm
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Oct 7th 2014, 12:14 pm
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Re: A 'Life' Question from England..
I went to Catholic Schools, years and years ago and we had assembly each day, RE almost every day, church, music, a private chapel and I recall being taught how to use a rosary.
The overall education was very good, in my middle school definately, but it was very religious.
The overall education was very good, in my middle school definately, but it was very religious.
Oct 7th 2014, 12:15 pm
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Re: A 'Life' Question from England..
Not really, they also teach biology, chemistry and physics. Bunsen burners operate equally in faith and secular schools as far as I'm aware. I have no idea if she's aware of that, just thought she made an interesting point. Not saying I agree with her, because I'm not sure where my beliefs lie.
Oct 7th 2014, 12:18 pm
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I think she said that they cover it, but as a possible theory, not as fact.
Oct 7th 2014, 1:50 pm
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Re: A 'Life' Question from England..
If you can't figure that out I suggest you go back to that school you were talking about.
It's written in plain english and makes perfect sense.
If you can't think of examples of Science being misused or proven incorrect with the evolution of technology then you are a very easily led individual (which at this stage your posts make you sound).
It's written in plain english and makes perfect sense.
If you can't think of examples of Science being misused or proven incorrect with the evolution of technology then you are a very easily led individual (which at this stage your posts make you sound).
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Oct 7th 2014, 2:08 pm
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Re: A 'Life' Question from England..
What's to balance? One is a mythical explanation of the formation of the world, and a set of largely outdated societal rules that have only the vaguest relevance to today's world - it is the "truth" as it was understood several thousand years ago. The other is the truth as it is understood today. Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Esau and Jacob, and all that lot, are interesting stories, the point of which has been lost with the advance of scientific knowledge.
But that advance of knowledge is a gradual process - and as it continues to evolve, our understanding of evolution will improve too. I very much doubt that today's truth will ever be as ludicrous to future generations as the Genesis stories are to us, but that's the sort of continuum of knowledge that humanity has dealt with for millennia. If only writing had never been developed, oral history might have glossed over the more outlandish bits as knowledge improved...
But that advance of knowledge is a gradual process - and as it continues to evolve, our understanding of evolution will improve too. I very much doubt that today's truth will ever be as ludicrous to future generations as the Genesis stories are to us, but that's the sort of continuum of knowledge that humanity has dealt with for millennia. If only writing had never been developed, oral history might have glossed over the more outlandish bits as knowledge improved...
confusing you with someone else I think... So if I get this straight you feel you benefitted from your religious school? but don't believe in god?
