https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/03/07/schools-should-put-faith-in-sc/ Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:24:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/03/07/schools-should-put-faith-in-sc/#comment-4969 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:24:49 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/03/07/schools-should-put-faith-in-sc/#comment-4969 The OECs accept the scientific age of the universe at about 13 billion years. The YECs count the “begats” in the Old Testament and come up with about 6,000 years. The difference is a factor of a bit over two million. Using the same ratio, the diameter of the Earth would be less than six metres. If it were made of rubber and filled with air, it would make a wonderful beach toy.That brought me just a little bit of joy…

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/03/07/schools-should-put-faith-in-sc/#comment-4968 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:57:19 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/03/07/schools-should-put-faith-in-sc/#comment-4968 Interesting; here in BC my daughter recently completed high school and encountered evolution several times throughout her studies. She reported that there were a few ‘creationist’ kids in the class and the teachers response was always the same – to paraphrase – “It doesn’t matter whether or not you ‘name’ believe it or not, it’s happening: live with it, learn from it!

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