After reading Paul Durham's and Loren Haarsma's comments, I do see how
young-earth arguments might be presented in an unit on origins (or
something like that). I think I was unduly concerned about "stealth"
agendas, school board interests and the reactions of those with strong
beliefs. But now I think that these concerns are less important.
I particularly liked Paul's list of what a discussion of origins
should include and I agree 100%. I do hope that those objectives
could be achieved in a public school.
Regards, Tim Ikeda (timi@mendel.berkeley.edu)