• In total there are 3 users online :: 0 registered, 0 hidden and 3 guests (based on users active over the past 60 minutes)
    Most users ever online was 699 on Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:57 am

A U of Kentucky professor talks about teaching evolution

Engage in discussions encompassing themes like cosmology, human evolution, genetic engineering, earth science, climate change, artificial intelligence, psychology, and beyond in this forum.
Forum rules
Do not promote books in this forum. Instead, promote your books in either Authors: Tell us about your FICTION book! or Authors: Tell us about your NON-FICTION book!.

All other Community Rules apply in this and all other forums.
User avatar
ant

1G - SILVER CONTRIBUTOR
BookTalk.org Hall of Fame
Posts: 5935
Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:04 pm
12
Has thanked: 1371 times
Been thanked: 969 times

Re: A U of Kentucky professor talks about teaching evolution

Unread post

No, I've been this fascinated with people's Matrix-style delusion most of my life. The more recent in-law examples are just to show the negative impact religion has on me. I've had other experiences too, the nightmares from going to a fire and brimstone baptist church with my gramma.
youre honest and I can appreciate that.

I have never had a problem with religion mostly because there was no religious tension in my house growing up.
I was not raised with any particular religious belief, nor was I tormented psychologically by it at night.

To share as you have:

I was once engaged to someone that was a devote catholic. In the beginning it did not have an impact on our relationship (for 5 years).
Just as we were about to set a date to walk down the aisle, an ultimatum related to religion was laid down on the table in front of me.
I examined and questioned it.
Soon thereafter, I decided it was not for me.

I walked away from that long term relationship with no regrets.

That was a tough decision. But I made it because it required action on my part.
User avatar
ant

1G - SILVER CONTRIBUTOR
BookTalk.org Hall of Fame
Posts: 5935
Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:04 pm
12
Has thanked: 1371 times
Been thanked: 969 times

Re: A U of Kentucky professor talks about teaching evolution

Unread post

Didn't you step foot into that camp in one post? I think you burnt your foot a little. An invisible slippery slope
.

When? I can't recall.

I don't retreat from anyone here.
I actually get bored.
User avatar
Interbane

1G - SILVER CONTRIBUTOR
BookTalk.org Hall of Fame
Posts: 7203
Joined: Sat Oct 09, 2004 12:59 am
19
Location: Da U.P.
Has thanked: 1105 times
Been thanked: 2166 times
United States of America

Re: A U of Kentucky professor talks about teaching evolution

Unread post

ant wrote:When? I can't recall.

I don't retreat from anyone here.
I actually get bored.
I think it was just your habit of not letting me go unchallenged. You were playing devil's advocate. It was a while back, would be a pita to find.
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.” - Douglas Adams
User avatar
ant

1G - SILVER CONTRIBUTOR
BookTalk.org Hall of Fame
Posts: 5935
Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:04 pm
12
Has thanked: 1371 times
Been thanked: 969 times

Re: A U of Kentucky professor talks about teaching evolution

Unread post

Interbane wrote:
ant wrote:When? I can't recall.

I don't retreat from anyone here.
I actually get bored.
I think it was just your habit of not letting me go unchallenged. You were playing devil's advocate. It was a while back, would be a pita to find.

You are a total addict when it comes to the habit of not letting anything go unchallenged.

As I said before, atheists want to insult, offend, and "challenge" freely. But when confronted just as brashly, just as insulting and offensive as they serve up, they start to cry about it like big babies.
Wizard said something very similar.

but i dont mind. Go right ahead.
User avatar
DB Roy
Beyond Awesome
Posts: 1011
Joined: Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:37 am
9
Has thanked: 43 times
Been thanked: 602 times

Re: A U of Kentucky professor talks about teaching evolution

Unread post

.
Attachments
facepalm.jpg
facepalm.jpg (21.68 KiB) Viewed 4399 times
youkrst

1F - BRONZE CONTRIBUTOR
One with Books
Posts: 2752
Joined: Thu Dec 30, 2010 4:30 am
13
Has thanked: 2280 times
Been thanked: 727 times

Re: A U of Kentucky professor talks about teaching evolution

Unread post

i've just been watching the movie "edge of tomorrow" (it's way better than you think it's going to be)

i mention this because there is a bit of dialogue between two characters in the movie

cage says "...master seargent farell, you're an american?"

farell replies "no sir, i'm from kentucky"

later cage asks "where you from in kentucky seargent?"

farell replies "little town called science hill, heard of it?"

cage says "have now"

farell asks "what about you, where you from?"

cage replies "cranberry new jersey"

farell asks "they grow a lot of cranberries there do they?"

cage replies "tomatoes, best you ever had"

farell asks "why do they call it cranberry then?"

cage replies "why do they call it science hill?" :lol:

farell says "never asked, don't care"

so goes with this thread :-D
Post Reply

Return to “Science & Technology”