This House believes Creationism is not a productive form of education in public schools (

Face palm But that's my point. I'm articulating that many people in our society are brainwashed (by evangelical churches) from a young age. They grow up being told by authority figures that creationism is true. And so, without any form of debate, without any conflict of ideas, they believe it. The academic debate that would occur from this discussion, albeit one sided, is a chance for them to witness the conflict. It is perhaps one of the first times that many people experience a dissenting opinion on the matter. And so, this type of education is invaluable because it allows people who were previously brainwashed a chance to think for themselves. You have missed the point completely It is not worthy for our resources to waste on simply because it is the equivalent of debating whether Micky Mouse created the Universe. If we accept Creationism into the Curriculum we would have to accept the most bizarre concepts as well. I agree we need to debate ideas like this otherwise I wouldn"t be here. It is so our resources can be funded on something more useful and to act as an influence to encourage people to think of it from this perspective Finally, remember that my opponent thinks that more creationist thinkers leads to more discrimination and prejudice in the world. My educating those thinkers, and allowing them to reconsider their world view, there is only a chance for less discrimination and prejudice. Yes I do promote debate and a conflict of ideas but creationism has an awful history of creating bigotry and single mindedness which can create misconcptions in young minds. Like I mentioned the Wes Boro Baptist church act as perfect examples of the impact of the literal teachings of the Bible. 2. Cultural Understanding- response My opponents attempts to discredit my point regarding PPSIMONS and Creationtoday. He says that is there business. The organisations have both claimed to promote Human Services for the benefit of society. As mentioned in my previous argument they do anything but. They do not promote any useful skills for young people to transfer into their later development and do not offer anything of use the general public. If they did they would be able to fund themselves and not rely on donations for funding. Yes I understand creationism is no doubt going to be taught to individuals through home schools or in private circumstances but much like bullying or crime which is an inevitable factor I am taking a responsibility to decrease it so for the vast majority (99.9%) of people to gain a more productive form of education to solve problems. I agree schools should encourage these life skills to young people to make sure they are not subjected to brainwashing however young people should be aware of the techniques used by these kinds of individuals I have addressed why Creationism should not be taught in Education in general. I have no problem with Religious studies it is the topic of Creationism which is on debate. I think my opponent may have misunderstood the differences between the two. My opponent has not given any evidence to suggest Creationism would provide a productive form of education and has failed to give any examples of anyone who has benefited from the education as a result.