I am enjoying this discussion. I got to spend a few hours with the 12thSon and he pleaded with me not to talk about science. Oh well, we talked politics instead.
JMS, I don't fear God. I think many scientists do though.
I am not on the side of suppressing the natural curiosity of kids by restricting the discussion of possibilities. It's actually very easy for me. I don't expect kids to be "saved" in science class. Neither do I think it's possible that one will go to hell because the teacher was not allowed to discuss the possibility of creation. Science and God are not mutually exclusive.