is pointed out to children in schools (with the arguments and evidence to back up the conclusion of course) btw. Part of the problem is that Creationism is not something that can be easily disproved in a classroom, especially if the child has already been told that teachers will 'lie' to him/her about this subject. Evolution is a theory that has stood the test of time, despite concerted attacks throughout that period, and as such is based on too much evidence for a classroom to process in a single sitting. What can be discussed is the useless of the theory, it's applications and if, there is enough time, the long history of it's development and acceptance. Creationism probably should be dealt with in the same lesson that explains why we can easily dismiss modern believers in a flat earth and why a Christian, medieval beastiary is not suitable for teaching zoology. Are you joking? One of the functions of religion is that the person can avoid thinking. A person, student or not, who passionately believes in creationism refuses to accept facts. If such a person could dispassionately and objectively consider arguments about his religious beliefs, they would not be his religious beliefs. studies show that the number of creationists, or at least those who deny or fail to understand the fact of evolution, is very large among the adult population. Last year's Theos study, for example, showed something like 40% of the UK's adult population unclear on the concept. There