Religion, Science and Education.

School - what is it for?
Religion - what is it for?
The word “Theory”

Creationism
Evolution

"Only a theory" is what creationists like to say about evolution. And that seems to carry great weight with some people.

Such people don't understand what that word means to a scientist.

As used in science, "theory" does not mean the same thing as it does in everyday life. A theory is not a guess, hunch, hypothesis, or speculation. It is much more full-blown.

A theory is built upon one or more hypotheses, and upon evidence. The word "built" is essential, for a theory contains reasoning and logical connections based on the hypotheses and evidence. Thus we have Newton's theory of gravity and the motion of planets, Einstein's theory of relativity, the germ theory of disease, the cell theory of organisms, plate tectonics (theory of the motion of land masses), the valence theory of chemical compounds, and theories of evolution in biology, geology, and astronomy. These theories are self-consistent and consistent with one another.

Construction of good theories is a major goal of science.

Yes, a scientific theory can be wrong, as shown by experiment or observation, since one of its hypotheses might be wrong or the reasoning might be flawed or new data might come along that disagree with it. Or its validity might be limited (as are some of those listed above). So in science, a wrong theory gets modified, discarded, or replaced. This has happened, for example, in physics with the caloric theory of heat and the theory of the luminiferous ether, and in chemistry with the phlogiston theory of combustion.

http://www.icr.org/article/66/

Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHbYJfwFgOU

I am an Atheist
http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/28900000/i-am-an-atheist-atheism-28952387-500-375.jpg

4th Grade Science Quiz
http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Dinosaurs-Lived-With-People-South-Carolina-Religious-School-Quiz-Shows-2.jpg/

Kopii - This makes me wonder how you leave no child behind, when you have religious parents that won’t even let their children cross the starting line.