Black Box Report

Faith demands no proof. Having faith in something like creationism requires nothing other than you believe that it happened. Science, however, does require proof. That's why they call it science and teach it in schools, where provable facts are important things:

Schools science classes are no place for religious arguments. Evolution does not destroy religion it ignores it. The evidence for humans being alive on Earth for much more than 6,000 years is impossible to refute.

Ever since Galileo was put in jail for suggesting the earth revolved around the sun, science has been attacked by those who prefer not to have their faith questioned, and proponents of evolution should expect to be treated no differently:

In order to support biblical creationism, it's not enough to critique biology - you've got to get right down to the roots and revise all of physics, chemistry, geology, and astronomy to take down the perfidious lies of the League of Scientists.

Or in this case, the National Academy of Sciences, who have advocated evolution, not creationism be taught in schools. Not surprisingly, defenders of the faith are wishing those scientists would just mind their own business:

Since when did it become the business of scientists to engage in public relations to sell their work and to produce reports aimed at acceptance by special groups? That's what happens when scientists go beyond presenting the evidence and begin marketing their own presumptions and prejudices.

Actually, it became their business when others started marketing their faith as science, which as I mentioned earlier, it isn't. That's why it's called faith. But are the two really so incompatible? The blog Conservative Donnybrook doesn't think so:

I, for one, believe in evolution. It seems clear that animals, plants, fungus and bacteria evolve and change over time. I also believe that God intended it this way. I therefore, believe that evolution ought to be taught to our youngsters. Whether the hand of God controls or implemented the process is best left to Sunday school teachers and parents.

There, was that so difficult?