The Royal Society formal position, as is that of Michael Reiss and The
Association for Science Education, is that creationism is not scientific
and is not part of the science curriulum. If a learner raises a creationist
position in class, this presents a golden opportunity to identify and
discuss the components of what makes an approach scientific, in a way that
is not dismissive but is one that seeks to teach the learner about
scientific positions. This was the position of Michael Reiss, and it is
mine, but it seems from the response of some scientits (not Lord Winston or
Roland Jackson of the BA) that any discussion in science should be simply
dismissed. This simply entrenches original positions and prevents further
learning.

John Oversby

On Sep 25 2008, Demoncheaux Eric wrote:

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From John Oversby
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