Nearly all school science textbooks are printed in Texas and you had better believe they include creationism as science. In many places teachers at public schools have to teach creationism on equal scientific grounds as evolution. The question is how can we help turn the tide on these fundamentalist jerks who are actively trying to get the masses to embrace ignorance at an even greater level.

Only if they teach alchemy in chemistry classes, astrology in astronomy classes, and quidditch in gym.

I don't have a problem with it, so long as ALL current viewpoints pertaining to the topic of the development of the universe are covered. Every single one.

I'm a science teacher. Which alternatives should I teach: that a great cosmic egg hatched and formed the universe, and we came after that? Or, that we sprung from the land as ancient gods needed to be worshipped? Or, should I teach that aliens brought us here, built the pyramids, and then left? Ooh, my favorite - that we all are descendants of a single male/female pair that was created out of dirt by a deity that later got mad when some of these inbreds didn't worship him properly?? NO thank you. I will teach evolution as closely to science as possible, and will incorporate new info as it becomes available. IF there should ever be evidence of a deity, THEN I'll gladly change my approach. I'm not holding my breath.

There are no alternatives, creationism is a farce.

No.

Only to ridicule and denigrate them.

NO. There are no credible "alternatives" to evolution.

The theory of evolution is continually being refined, which causes some people to gloat 'Darwin was wrong!' But this happens to all scientific theories as data are collected and refined. No scientific theory is ever the last word. Nevertheless, evolution works MUCH better than any other explanation, and so evolution is what scientists should teach.

To my knowledge there is no valid alternative to .