According to the Dominican constitution public education in DR should be based on science yet all text books and new ones being push now are based on creationism.

Why has nobody ever mentioned anything in DR?

How can we even ask for extra fund for a public school system that is wrong at it's essential function?

And?

so you're ok with creationism being taught in DRs public school?

Don't have a problem as long as every other theory is taught and given equal time.
Then we can let the children decide which one they like best.......

Would it not be more pragmatic to have creationism taught by the religious institutions and evolution taught by the learning institutions? Why should someone of a differing dogma or abstention of any spiritual belief have to be taught against their own belief system? Are there not enough churches or religious institutions in the DR for people who WANT TO LEARN of religious doctrine. Is there not enough religious influence in the DR already, that such influence must permeate every institutional sector?

Creationism should not be taught as a religious principle, but rather as an unproven theory and used as part of a comparative analysis for each student to think and arrive at their own conclusions. Besides evolution and creationism both go hand in hand, you can't have one without the other.

I agree with you 100%..........my thoughts exactly.

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first of all science is much bigger field than religion. if creationism is to be taught the we simply are no longer a democracy with a school system based on science as the constitution states but a religious indoctrinated country. you see science doesn't restrict what should be true or is not some unproven theory. there was a period when unproven facts were the only option because of indoctrination ruled but in the modern world facts rule against unproven believes.

if you want your kids learning unproven "facts" based on faith alone that's fine but in DR is against the constitution

Who said that teaching creationism is the same as teaching religion? I don't think so. To learn about the history of the catholic church is not the same as going to mass. Were we all not taught in history class that the conquitadors were supported by the catholic church, inquistion and about the Christian crusades.

How about the symbol used by the crusades to conquer America where the Spanish colonizers used the cross and a flag with a coat of arms with the motto "In hoc signo vinces" meaning "In this sign you will conquer." What does learning about history has anything to do with religion. But religious elements are very promininet in history and the same can be said about science.

Science has nothing to fear if creationist is taugh side-by-side, but not as a religious principle but rather as an option to science. Creationist should be taught for what it is and not as antagonist to science. Otherwise, it will represent as a threat or obstacle to the science. And if true, it will certainly raise an eye brow, why the concern and raucaus. Why are you afraid of Creationism? What is the problem?

Creationism says : god created earth in 6 days with all plants, animals and humans in it. end of the story by the way you are not allow to question this unproven theory.
what else is there to say! do you really need a full school day to say some that take 30 sec to be explained?