OK, the topic is "Should evolution be taught in schools?" The general consensus: "Yes. Our children WILL want to know the origins of the human species." Understood, but there are many underlying factors that make this consensus ridiculously contradictory.

Now, my question: If 'evolutionary science' - a total misnomer - is allowed to be taught to our children, funded by taxpayer dollars, and accredited to science, then why is creationism then prohibited?

There have been just as many studies on intelligent design being the answer to many burning scientific questions regarding the origin of life, but they all get snuffed out by our government. Why? Because they consider it "religious." Fair enough. Even though intelligent design doesn't have to pertain to a specific religion, rather a belief in a Creator, but we'll just look past that for the time being. Instead, let's focus on the definition of "religion" for a moment. Religion, according to most modern dictionaries, states: that religion is "a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects." It can then be extended beyond that to a belief system that attributes the fundamental set of beliefs to a divine Creator. But that's merely an afterthought. The most common definition is merely that it's a fundamental set of beliefs adhered to by a wide audience. With that in mind, it's crazy to deny that the theory of evolution is not a religious belief with religious-like implications. Take out the deity, and that's basically what you're left with.

Why, then, is it allowed to be taught with impunity - and oftentimes by highly anti-theistic professors or teachers - and yet, it relies on the same underlying principles that creationism teaches about?

Fundamentalist "evolutionary thinkers" commonly attribute the "burden of proof" to theologians in order to compel our government that creationism - again, not necessarily a belief attributed to a certain religion - should not be taught in schools. But in nearly every textbook you open, it's clear as day that our children are forced to learn that our world is 'millions upon billions of years old', and that evolution is the only viable explanation for the existence of life on this planet. That is just as indoctrinating as a textbook that clearly teaches that a Creator is responsible, but yet even our younger children are forced to learn this (and be tested on it) in our public school system.

This brainwashing has gone on long enough, and I encourage every person who reads this to openly question what your children are being taught if they attend public schools. If you are a Christian, or a Jew, or a Muslim, or any other religion that teaches that a divine Creator is responsible for our existence, then I highly encourage you to take a close look at how our public school system is indoctrinating our children against our wishes. This will stop, but due to the overwhelming opposition of non-believers in theology, the process will be painfully slow and very tedious. But we can all help. Speak with administrators, speak with the Board of Education in your area, write your local political officials, and ask - no, demand - that our schools stop indoctrinating our children into a belief system that offers no alternatives, and no proof. Evolution has not, and can not, be proven. Millions upon BILLIONS of fossils have been found since the inception of 'Darwinism', and there has NOT BEEN A SINGLE CASE of a transitional fossil being found that proves the theory that animals (or humans) have ever had the ability to evolve into another animal. Not one single case! But still evolution is taught as the only reasonable alternative to creationism, and they still claim that it's based on evidence. There is no evidence. There is only more theoretical conjecture that they say supports the evidence (that's not even there to begin with), and contends that it's further supported by science. Evolution is far from scientific. Science dictates that conclusions are to be made by careful analysis and reproducible conditions which can then be analyzed and scrutinized. Most forms of evolution cannot be witnessed. Some can, such as teaching that variation within species is possible. That much is true, and can be witnessed under controlled conditions. But the theories stating that life evolved from non-living matter, millions upon billions of years ago... or even that humans evolved from a common ancestor shared with apes... is ridiculous, and has ABSOLUTELY NO factual evidence to back it up. No transitional fossils. Only theories.

If we're to allow these theories to be taught to our children (as young as elementary school), we should also allow theories regarding the existence of a Creator to be taught. Neither can be proven, but evolution in most cases, can be DISproven. It has since its inception, and it continues to be to this very day. Still, our children are forced to learn it, and forced to retain it in their impressionable minds because they'll inevitably be tested on it. Neutrality should be shown, or neither should be taught. It's plain and simple. It's indoctrination by our school system, for whatever absurd reason. It will be stopped. The movement has begun, and will not relent until some kind of neutral agreement is reached. I encourage everyone, theist and atheist, to consider the implications of teaching a singular belief system for the origin of our species. We are individuals, and it's time we stopped letting the powers-that-be dictate what we are to think, repeat, and believe.