upon  fact  because  they  are  afraid  the  children  will  be  less  ignorant  that  they  will  know  something  about  their  past  and  be  able  to  reason  for  themselves  which  account  is  better.The  fact  that  I  choose  to  believe  in  the  theory  of  evolution  makes  perfect  sense  to  me.  On  the  other  end  of  the  spectrum,  it  makes  perfect  sense  to  a  believer  of  the  Bible's  report  to  think  there  was  no  history  of  man;  one  minute  he  wasn't  here  and  the  next  he  was.  It  just  depends  on  your  upbringing  and  your  level  of  devotion  to  the  church.  Either  way,  people  have  the  right  to  believe  what  they  want  for  whatever  reason.  The  items  of  evidence  available  to  back  that  belief  may  be  few  and  far  between....