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Help! My teacher is a creationist!

Started by Virgil0211, February 12, 2010, 03:23:17 PM

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February 12, 2010, 03:23:17 PM
Well, not mine. My girlfriend's teacher. She took a class in environmental biology, and the teacher continuously mischaracterizes the TOS, promotes creationism/intelligent design as a viable theory, etc. What do you do in this situation?
February 12, 2010, 03:32:00 PM #1
Give her my book? (PLUG!!! PLUG!!!)
February 12, 2010, 04:09:42 PM #2
Quote from: Virgil0211 on February 12, 2010, 03:23:17 PM
Well, not mine. My girlfriend's teacher. She took a class in environmental biology, and the teacher continuously mischaracterizes the TOS, promotes creationism/intelligent design as a viable theory, etc. What do you do in this situation?
TOS?
"When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world—'No. You move.'"
-Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man 537
February 12, 2010, 04:10:04 PM #3
Quote from: MrBogosity on February 12, 2010, 03:32:00 PM
Give her my book? (PLUG!!! PLUG!!!)
You are so full of shameless plugs, you know that? :P
"When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world—'No. You move.'"
-Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man 537
February 12, 2010, 04:39:37 PM #4
Quote from: MrBogosity on February 12, 2010, 03:32:00 PM
Give her my book? (PLUG!!! PLUG!!!)

It's not really a problem for her, as she's gone from Christian-creationist to evolution accepting-deist over the course of the last 2 years. It's just disturbing that other people might take him seriously. That, and she goes into something of a rage when creationism is brought up. Something about being swindled when she was a kid. =P
February 12, 2010, 04:58:13 PM #5
Okay, give the TEACHER my book.

(So, am I any good at the soft sell here?)
February 12, 2010, 05:22:51 PM #6
Quote from: MrBogosity on February 12, 2010, 04:58:13 PM
Okay, give the TEACHER my book.

(So, am I any good at the soft sell here?)

You've got me considering it where I would normally be contemplating a trip to the dean of the biology department, so yeah. But then again, I consider you a friend, so you already have something of an advantage there. I don't know. =P
February 13, 2010, 10:20:40 AM #7
I'd seriously consider going to the dean or some other school administration and informing them of what she is doing. She should not be trying to teach other concepts except what for what she's SUPPOSE to be teaching.

Also, give her Shane's book.
February 15, 2010, 01:40:37 PM #8
I remember when I was still teaching High School, I had a colleague, an English teacher who was a creationist.  I destroyed all of his verbal arguments, and so he gave me a copy of one of Behe's books.  So I wrote a 20 page series of notes and citations, and gave it back to him showing exactly where Behe got it wrong, what he failed to take into account and how he was misrepresenting evolution.  He never read it, his response was to send it off to Behe, as if I was arguing with Behe and not him.  I considered him a friend right up until that point.  It's amazing how otherwise intelligent people can be completely immune to logic and reason.
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