My science teacher is kinda stupid.
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Kinda stupid?
If someone ignores facts, they are stupid.
What you could do is print out carbon dating things to show her the earth is 4.6 billion years old, show her evolution every time a couple has an offspring, and so forth.
Although I know many very narrow minded people who wouldn't believe that either. Good luck.
If someone ignores facts, they are stupid.
What you could do is print out carbon dating things to show her the earth is 4.6 billion years old, show her evolution every time a couple has an offspring, and so forth.
Although I know many very narrow minded people who wouldn't believe that either. Good luck.
Evolution is a ... religious scam? How on earth does that work?
I used to go to a christian school, and they taught that sort of thing as well. If that's the situation you're in, just bear with it until you get to a school that actually understands science. If that's not the case, and you're in a public school or whatever, tell her bosses about it. If she's teaching that sort of shit in a science class that's absolutely unacceptable.
I used to go to a christian school, and they taught that sort of thing as well. If that's the situation you're in, just bear with it until you get to a school that actually understands science. If that's not the case, and you're in a public school or whatever, tell her bosses about it. If she's teaching that sort of shit in a science class that's absolutely unacceptable.
I wouldn't say all trolls are smart, there are plenty of mind bogglingly dumb ones, but you do have a point. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Sadly, there's not much I can think of that would help. I suppose you could file a complaint with your principal if she keeps trying to teach her non curriculum beliefs in a science class, it could cause some confusion or she could withhold some examinable information or something. But I doubt that would accomplish much.trollax said:
Seriously people. Grow up. Let a person believe what they want to believe. If she thinks the Earth is 6,000 years old, let her. If she thinks evolution is wrong, let her. As long as these beliefs do not hurt anyone or cause problems, they are harmless. Believing in God is not a mental illness. Please stop acting like it is.
That being said.
IF she is not teaching science theory in a science class, that is a problem. As a science teacher, she has a duty to teach scientific theory. She can state that people are allowed to believe as they wish on the subject, but they need to know the theory all the same. If she isn't teaching the theory properly, the OP needs to tell someone of authority. The principle or the school board would be a good start.
But as long as this belief is just a personnel feeling there's nothing wrong with it.
That being said.
IF she is not teaching science theory in a science class, that is a problem. As a science teacher, she has a duty to teach scientific theory. She can state that people are allowed to believe as they wish on the subject, but they need to know the theory all the same. If she isn't teaching the theory properly, the OP needs to tell someone of authority. The principle or the school board would be a good start.
But as long as this belief is just a personnel feeling there's nothing wrong with it.
have her fired for knowing a lick about science. she can believe what ever she wants but its her duty as a teacher to share only the proven facts.
This woman shouldn't be teaching science. If you're planning to argue with her in class, kudos to you, and have some ammunition [http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/faqs-qa.html]. Pretty much every creationist argument is addressed and refuted there.
Well, just tell her that her personal beliefs are getting in the way of your education. If she says her beliefs are right and you should learn them, tell her you want her to teach you the 'scientific' way, because that's what she's supposed to do.
Radio-carbon dating. The entire concept behind the half life of atomic particles disproves the young earth theory. The idea that you can stand in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and various testing grounds in the US and Russia is testament to the fact that the earth is old as tits.
Geology is also based on the fundamental basis that the earth is a dynamic body that is constantly changing. Earthquakes, Hawaii, and the Tsunami that hit Japan are all testaments to that.
Human genetics can be reverse engineered. In the same way that you could remove paint from a painting to figure out piece by piece how it was formed, you can work backwards through DNA sequencing and find that humans are actually fairly old; biologically we're about 200,000 years old, and some estimates bump it as high as 500,000 years.
Archaeology would like a word with you as well; humans aren't even a million years old, but these guys are, and they're widely accepted in the academic community as being those transitional fossils young earthers are looking for,.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_habilis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_erectus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_ergaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal
And I could get into the more theoretical things such as the big bang theory and astronomy but those aren't fields I can at least pretend to know anything about.
Faith is not a substitute for science.
Geology is also based on the fundamental basis that the earth is a dynamic body that is constantly changing. Earthquakes, Hawaii, and the Tsunami that hit Japan are all testaments to that.
Human genetics can be reverse engineered. In the same way that you could remove paint from a painting to figure out piece by piece how it was formed, you can work backwards through DNA sequencing and find that humans are actually fairly old; biologically we're about 200,000 years old, and some estimates bump it as high as 500,000 years.
Archaeology would like a word with you as well; humans aren't even a million years old, but these guys are, and they're widely accepted in the academic community as being those transitional fossils young earthers are looking for,.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_habilis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_erectus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_ergaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal
And I could get into the more theoretical things such as the big bang theory and astronomy but those aren't fields I can at least pretend to know anything about.
Faith is not a substitute for science.