Creationists are not proposing an "alternative view" as dagda suggests. They are kooks plain and simple. What they propose is indoctrination of erroneous information that cannot be understood in a logical and scientific manner. The only way for their views to be propagated is through indoctrination -- brainwashing. Education is designed to teach people how to think not what to think. Creationism has no place in an education system. Some kooks are harmless and for those harmless kooks I would agree that they should be ignored rather than combated. For an example of harmless kooks I would suggest those who believe that they have been abducted by space aliens or those who think that they are able to astral project their spirit (or whatever) into the air above their house or even into outer space.
So, where does one draw the line? If the harmless kooks that mentioned were trying to get into the public education system to teach students that alien abductions and astral projections are real and that there is concrete scientific evidence to back it up and then infiltrate school boards and lobby the government with such drivel -- the innocuous kooks become a threat. The creationists are such a threat. They have created a powerful and damaging propaganda machine in the USA. The most dangerous being the Dishonesty Institute of Seattle. Creationists who are such lying sacks of shit they refuse to admit that they are creationists. These are dangerous kooks and should be treated accordingly.
So, where does one draw the line? If the harmless kooks that mentioned were trying to get into the public education system to teach students that alien abductions and astral projections are real and that there is concrete scientific evidence to back it up and then infiltrate school boards and lobby the government with such drivel -- the innocuous kooks become a threat. The creationists are such a threat. They have created a powerful and damaging propaganda machine in the USA. The most dangerous being the Dishonesty Institute of Seattle. Creationists who are such lying sacks of shit they refuse to admit that they are creationists. These are dangerous kooks and should be treated accordingly.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste -- don't pollute it with bullshit.
