Debate: Should students be allowed to choose to be taught creationism?
Side: Yes

I just want people to look at it realistically and recognize that the evidence for it just isn't there. The less specific you get with it, the less I battle against it. Really, that is how my approach to all spiritual matters basically goes.We have talked a little bit about the "Placebo Effect." Some things exist, not for themselves, but rather for the effect that they cause. Jesus said, "There is no marriage or giving in marriage in heaven." Marriage unto its self is nothing. Yet the effect of it has massive benefits to the structure and stability of a culture. In heaven, relationships are based strictly on what they are. If you love someone, you do. If you don't, you don't. Marriage doesn't mean shit. However, it does provide a context and frame work to work within to develop love, patience, tolerance, respect, etc. These things the fruit of marriage (if you are so lucky) and worth their weight in gold, (in spite of them being weightless.)Faith has pretty much been crushed in this generation. I don't really consider some of the Born Again folks to be particularly faithful. Folks in AA have more faith then just about anyone. The concept of accountability I think has a positive benefit. I think that belief in God has a positive benefit.According to many scriptures, when people get wealthy they forget about God. But God has a powerful influence in struggling communities that are fighting poverty and crime. When people are struggling with alcohol and drugs, one of the most powerful aids is spirituality and God. God can pull people out of the crap, but doesn't seem to be good enough for the smart, rich folk.If you take the time to study God, without the burden of desperation, it can be extremely fascinating.Many people still rely on some of the old ideas. Some people still want to blame Eve for the Garden of Eden issue. So many cultures oppress their women because of this. They use this as a reason to rule over women. Trust me, I have major issues with this. I am very excited to see women stepping up in the world. When I was 14, I challenged my elders with the idea that, "If God cursed women, and we love our women, why are we not trying to get God to lift the curse?" They claimed that it was an "order" thing. Even though I am promoting Creationism, I have to point out the "facts." (I hate facts, BTW.) The path to where we are is what happened. It "was the successful path."Truth Happens. I don't know "why" it happens, but it does. The Chaos Factor says that even the slightest deviation from what "did happen" could have totally changed things, and perhaps even ruined things.Man is a little bit like the universe and dark energy. Without dark energy, the universe would have collapsed a long time again. But it hasn't. In a sense, Dark Energy is supernatural (oops, wrong debate.) How do we know if man would have survived if not for some underlying "dark energy" the keep him in check and in balance?Man has evolved in a such a way that "doesn't seem natural" for the precedence set by history. Why are we not making treatises with whales and elephants? They are obviously intelligent beings. Dogs have senses and intelligence that can surpass humans in certain environments. So it isn't just about be smart. We are somehow different then what was "going" to happen. Something created us.