Perhaps they could be allowed to vote on what uniforms to wear. That way they could still have a choice and learn about a democracy as well.

Intelligent Design for example might make sense at first, but it has already been found to be a suedo science. Evolution vs Dover county school district in Dover Pennsilvania
was an actual case in which scientist for evolution sued certain ID creators as to whether Intelligent Design is a viable science
and be tought along with evolution.
The outcome was that the inventors of Intelligent Design had guilty of taking the word creation, giving it a dressed up name, appling a little sciene to it,and trying to sneek it into the school system. In the end science “1″, Intelligent Design” 0″.

Please know this that wisdom doesn’t come from fear of God, but rather through humility.
Humility is the courage to face our own weakness’, but to believe in our streghths.
And as Blair had said it is fear that religions use to control ones’ own thinking. But if you choose to believe in truth and accept it for what it is and respect it, it is then that you and perhaps man-kind can start to truely move on.
Myths are nothing more than a religion that no one believes in anymore. But at one time their gods were as real to them as Christ is to Christians. I think that there will be a time when all religions are nothing but myths, but until that time comes science will be my (un)religion.

For variety springs forth the fountain of diversity which only make us all more unique and less insignificant.

May the PTB be with you.

First off I would like to say that I agree with most of what Blair has to say. It is so refreshing to read his comments and know that I am not alone in how, why, and what I believe. If you noticed I said why. That is because most people do not know why they belive in something. For example mrklatu might know that we were engineer through genetics, yet can’t tell you any DETAILS about it other than it didn’t happen on earth, and that it has been happening for eons of time that goes beyond our imagination. What source of information does he have that lets him KNOW this to be the truth? Are there witness’ to this event Are these witness’s still alive, as to be able to give their testimonies, and be able to be subject to cross examination. Does DNA support this claim like it supports evolution? If they are absent of any evidence that is a known truth
and fact such as DNA, then what are you basing your beliefs on? This is not science, but rather speculation. What do I belive in? Science. How do I believe? By having an open mind and being objective to all ideas, no matter how possible or impossible it might sound. I give it all consideration at first, but I don’t start to belive it until it has been well established, and supported by known facts. And as to why I believe? I find that sciece is the most truthful explanation to our very own existence and that it is basing ones’ beleifs on TRUTH.

And finally about Abel. You must have chosen one time in your life to close your mind to all possibilities except one, and not give any fair consideration to any kind of logical, sound and establish reasoning.
Instead you choose an unproven, contradicting book that might as well start out as Once Upon A Time. Please insult your own intellegence, not mine or others. Belive in what ever you want. Science is REAL. Not faith base on hear-say, and/or speculation.

Thanks once again Blair for your wonderful insight.

It’s good that you want to learn about evolution and that you are at least giving it some consideration. I myself have been enlighten to be able to think for myself and
and find truth. It might be a sin to not have faith in god, but I honestly believe that
seeking the truth is not wrong. And that’s what science is all about.

Is science perfect? No. Does it have all the answers? No. But to be nieve is innocent, but to be ignorant is to be guilty, because if you are nieve it simply means that you don’t have the truth, but to ignore the truth, not give it some consideration, or replace it with unproven ideas is being ignorant.

My sister-inlaw, who is a christian, once ask me what the bible is, in which I told her “It’s a religious book”, she said “No it’s the word of God”, I showed her in the dictionary under bible and it said, ” A sacred book of christianity”. She still insisted it was the word of god, so I decided that since she ask me an innocent question in which I gave her an honest answer I would ask her an innocent question. I said how do you know it’s the word of God? She couldn’t answer my question because she didn’t have truth.

If you have doubt it simply means you don’t have the truth. It’s NOT the devil. Scientist aren’t evil demons trying to deceive people into turning their backs on god. If you know something to be true you don’t doubt it do you? That’s why christians are always doubting science because they base their truths on faith.

Just remember one thing about truth, and that is that truth never contradicts itself.

Keep an open mind and always seek truth,
for when you find it and know it you will then be able to move on and be set free.

I am now agnostic not because of what I don’t know, but because of what I do know.

Jesus said that the wise man builds his house upon the rock and the fool builds his upon the sand. This is a parable in which the rock represents the Truth and the house represents one’s Faith. In other words one should base their faith on truth and not base their truths’ on faith.
That being said and the Bible being based on testimonies (Old Testiment and New Testiment) then why is the very first verse, in the very first chapter in the very first book of the Bible (”In the beging God created heven and Earth”) absent of any author and/or witness? Is this basing ones’ faith on truth or is it basing ones’ truths on faith.

I choose to base my faith on that which is natrual not super-natural, or by another name superstition.

Science is now my religion

The human race , however , is a deteriorated species of humanoids , a product of genetic engineering , that has been perpetrated by the Powers That Be … we’ll just call it the PTB .

The theories of creation and evolution are both myths . Just like the liberals and conservatives , the democrats and republicans , left wing and right wing …they mean nothing . C/E are merely warring factions , pitted against each other by the
people that are pulling the strings … the same people that control language , the dialectics , the Churches , the military , and the legal and educational systems . Sound like a conspiracy …
it is … of course the corporate media will tell you that conspiracies don’t exist and never have … they’ll even deem you an enemy combantant if you tell them that conspiracies exist .

Do I believe that something came from nothing ?…
No . Do I believe that human beings possess a thing called creative intelligence ? Yes , but I also believe that only a small portion of the population is capable of tapping into it .
Do I believe that the human species evolved from the primates ? No , but if it has , then I would believe it’s the result of genetic engineering . This genetic engineering didn’t originate on our planet , Earth …
it’s been going on for eons of time , a length of time that you couldn’t begin to imagine .

You can believe what you want to believe …
that’s your First Amendment right . If you take the blue pill , you might think that God “waved his magic wand ,” and heaven and earth were created …
literally . If you take the red pill , then the search will take you to the inner light … you will begin to read between the lines , and the truth , as hideous as it may be , will be revealed to you , and you will realize that you’ve been lied to , from
cradle to grave .
There are two solutions …
The final solution , which is what they have in store for us … or the eternal solution … which is to live according to natural law .