Yes. Yes! (Can we be friends?) To expand your argument slightly: kids are naturally curious and open-minded. They don't come out of the womb believing in Jesus

Yes. Yes! (Can we be friends?) To expand your argument slightly: kids are naturally curious and open-minded. They don't come out of the womb believing in Jesus, or believing that evolution is wrong. Kids can be reached. Even if they are raised in a household of overbearing creationists, the right teacher will over their career reach at least some of those students and cause them to foster their curiosity. Teaching evolution to students gives them a chance at a brighter future. That's why I'm a science evangelist on this topic, as I would be if there were a massive national effort to teach "magical math" alongside Algebra (or to replace Algebra entirely). It might well be too late to reach a huge number of adults. Their belief system is too stubborn, too hateful of science. But it's not too late to reach their kids, and we must do so with the greatest fervor.