Hi Tom,

Long time no see.

IMO, the correct identification and meaning of words like axiom, presupposition and logical fallacy should certainly be taught to public school children as soon as possible. However questions about subjects such as atheistic evolution should be referred by the teacher to father/mother, priest/minister or the library. The rules should carry sanction for violation just as the present rules forbid corporate prayer.

I believe that you are quite right in that philosophical theory imposed upon 7th graders (as evolution was in my case), is improper. The trouble is that standards should be established as to what is scientific theory and what is philosophical/religious. Atomic theory, for example, is well within the scientific realm as it does not normally impose the morality of a philosophical or religious world view.

It is my belief that the public schools, outside of the public universities, should only prepare the student for the moral, religious/philosophical questions that are sure to come with educational maturity. In other words the public schools should teach only "reading, writing and 'rithmitic", along with a hopefully unbiased and un-revisionist history.

These, I know, are very strict guidlines but unfortunately point out the fallacy, inadequacy and practical limitations of a public school education in the first place.

These are my thoughts and opinions but to continue this probably deserves a new thread.

Denny

Roms 3:22-24

Denny

Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." [John 6:68]