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The difference is a quantum theory guy is much more likely to tell you that it's all guesswork anyway, and nobody really knows the truth. Constant questioning and attempts at discovering the nature of reality is what science is all about.

I'm not counting the fanatics of a given theory however. Fanatics of any sort are just as hypocritical.

More to the point, science must not believe the fallacy of age - that things are better because they are older. Science is based on continued questioning, a refinement of existing knowledge, a moving-forward in our understanding.

Taking up an old book and saying "This is old, therefore it is significant" ascribes an artificial value to the work. It's age does not impart scientific significance.

I'd say acknowledgement of it and perhaps looking at a few choice books would be of benefit but I don't think a reading of the Old Testament as a whole would be fruitful for teaching history. There's far more books that can sum up ancient history far more concisely.

I've no problem with the notion of the Bible being taught in an academic sense. I took a Bible as Lit course in college that would have worked fine in a high school setting. My senior year of high school, I took College Comp, Science Fiction Literature and Film Studies as elective English courses. Having a Bible as Lit course as an elective doesn't bristle my hair in the least. But that's neither here nor there when discussing Intelligent Design and Biology class.