I recall an incident a couple of weeks ago. One of my TA's said, and I quote, "We should not be graduating any Creationist Geologists." Said TA then proceeded to say that anyone who got through the curriculum with Creationist beliefs should not be allowed to graduate with a degree because they obviously hadn't learned anything.
I'm not a New Earth Creationist, in fact I'm something of an agnostic, but I immediately thought "Diversity of Opinion, hahaha". Fun times.
Well, you TA has voiced a valid point. There are things, like multiplication table, for example, where "diversity of opinion" would indeed provoke a well deserved "hahaha".
That's a pretty arrogant thing for a TA to say, considering that there are far more accomplished people such as my father (Ph.D. in Physics, Cornell) who would disagree. There are different varieties of Creationism, anyway, and many of them are perfectly compatible with modern geology. Even some young earth views (such as the claim that God created the world with apparent age) could reasonably be believed by someone with a good knowledge of geology. The only views for which this TA's comments might be valid are some of the flood-geology related young earth arguments.
Should someone who believes the heart is the organ of cognition be allowed to graduate with a medical degree?
Next comes denying anyone w/faith the right to vote. Can yellow crosses and stars be far behind?
Maybe this TA needs to think about the personal consequences of politically correct thought as a litmus test in the sciences.
For the record, I support evidence-based science. I find this anecdote shocking. Someday, this person will be a full professor and his attitudes will influence another generation....if they are even allowed into the university by then.