Reply #9: In other words, a fundamentalist teacher.

[GaYellowDawg]

"Mr. Freshwater has the kids debate about evolution in school. He teaches evolution as a theory and also tells them the problems w/ evolution."

First, and I'm not surprised at this, RaptureReady folks apparently don't know the difference between "theory" as used in science and in everyday use. In everyday use, a theory can mean anything from an explanation to a wild-assed guess. In science, a theory has broad explanatory power and is used as a framework for research and predictions. Theories are very powerful and are taken as seriously as laws or facts. Saying "just a theory" in science is like saying "just a law" or "just a fact." Creationists intentionally conflate the two contexts to present evolution as guesswork. I'm guessing that Mr. Freshwater doesn't make this apparent to his kids, and I'm guessing that all these "problems" with evolution come straight out of the Ken Hamm playbook.

Students in this school will be better off if this guy gets fired.