Title: Why It Is Unfair to Teach Creationism in Public Schools
Headings: Why It Is Unfair to Teach Creationism in Public Schools
Why It Is Unfair to Teach Creationism in Public Schools
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Content: The conversation might go something like this: "It is only fair to teach creationism alongside evolution in public schools, because this provides a balance of perspectives." But a balance of perspectives must be fair in order to be valid; otherwise, it is like comparing apples with oranges. It is unfair to teach creationism alongside evolution in public school science classes because creationism presupposes the existence of a divine creator or higher power, which is not scientifically testable, whereas evolution deals with natural physical properties which are scientifically testable. Creationism requires only faith to be believable; evolution, however, must satisfy the demands of the scientific method to be believable. It is unfair to compare creationism to evolution when the standard being used is the scientific method. Thus, comparing creationism with evolution is not a fair balance of perspectives. In fact, religious faith allows a person to claim that something is true just because they have faith in it.