Posted: Feb 03, 2011 6:29 pm
Paul1 wrote:Anther thing is, if a teacher sees that his/her pupil is simply not able to grasp a certain concept, is it then OK to make up something untrue because that's easier to grasp?
Well it's what happens in schools now. A simplified version of the atom, an incorrect theory of gravity, and so on.
That's comparing apples and oranges. God creating animals each after their own 'kind', versus common descent. Special creation is not a simplification of evolution. It's not a version of evolution either.
Not to mention all the events in early Genesis that don't gel with reality.
Paul1 wrote:
I even got taught that the prayer mat in Islam is holy - official guidelines from the government - actually there is nothing holy about the prayer mat, it is simply to provide a clean comfortable space to pray.
Well, 'holy' can mean that it is viewed as sacred, and/or revered, and/or treated with utmost respect by the practitioner. Which is the case with the prayer mat, I would think. It doesn't have to mean 'supernaturally' holy, or 'magical'.