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Well... evolution cannot be proven scientifically, but the law of thermodynamics has been accepted (to my knowledge) as scientific. You decide. Which is more likely? Admittedly, there are those “theistic evolutionists” who would claim that God intervened along the way, but there is no proof for that either. My original point was - and still is - that it takes as much faith (if not more!) to accept evolution than to accept any other origin of man explanation. Why, then, should evolution alone rule the classroom and get the only hearing - much less why should it be tagged as “science”??

You don't really understand the law of Thermodynamics very well do you? It is one of the arguments against evolution that elicits the most laughs by evolution supporters. Most commonly, the second law is cited incorrectly. The second law states The entropy of an isolated system not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at equilibrium. The key that most miss here is of an isolated system. The issues is that what happens on earth, as in the universe, is not in an isolated system. On earth, for example, we have external energies acting upon the earth constantly, from solar radiation to geothermal radiation, we are far from being in an isolated system.

Don't get me wrong, I am a creationist, however, I fall into the theistic evolution camp. I am often disappointed, however, how poorly most creationists argue against evolution.

My original point was - and still is - that it takes as much faith (if not more!) to accept evolution than to accept any other origin of man explanation. Why, then, should evolution alone rule the classroom and get the only hearing - much less why should it be tagged as “science”??

Because, like it or not, there is evidence supporting the theory of evolution -- that's how it rose to the level of a theory.

Other origins, whether due to the action of some deity, Old Man Coyote perhaps, or due to space aliens, are fun to talk about but there is no evidence to support any of them.

And by adherence to the scientific method the theory of evolution qualifies as a science. Science starts with data and seeks to explain it. Note that this is the exact opposite of what creationists espouse -- they start with a conclusion and twist evidence in a vain effort to make it fit.

And that is why, when it comes to teaching science, the theory of evolution should "rule the classroom and get the only hearing."