Posted on 02/03/2003 3:53:13 AM PST by kattracks
Notice I didn't include myself in the set of good Christians.
Where does his website say anything of the sort? It requires "a scientific answer" (not "the" scientific answer) to the question of origins.
In Iran, there isn't any theological controversy surrounding the interpretation of Shia Islam, either.
And in math. departments, it's pretty generally agreed that 2+2=4.
If we must reason from analogy, I'd argue math departments are closer to biology departments than biology departments to Shia Islam.
Then the student need not ask for a letter. It's very simple.
At most, the professor's opinion and his public announcement of it, is offensive to this student.
You could write the same thing about the Second Law of Thermodynamics. In fact, why don't you? I get more students coming to me with designs for perpetual motion machines than I do with creationist theories. If a student persistently refuses to believe the second law, and says he wants to go to graduate school to learn to build a perpetual motion machine, I should just ignore that and recommend him?
Hold on. Back in post #337 (?), you said: "There is plenty of controversy surrounding Darwinism not just from 'Bible-thumpers', but from serious scientists."
Which is it?
Is God free to do evil?
Being omnipotent, God may be free to violate natural law, but I don't believe He does. They are not "our" natural laws, but His; He created them because they are sufficient to accomplish His purposes.
(1)A recommendation is not something that anyone is required to give anyone else. For instance I would never right a recommendation for someone that I didn't think would be good at what he/she wanted me to recommened them for. At least this professor is honest and upfront about the fact that if one wants a recommendation, one had better take a stance he supports
(2)A physician need not believe in evolution as a source of origins to be a good physician. In fact evolution never comes up, except as an occasional asside in a textbook.
Actually the court is being asked to protect students from discrimination. The professor is a bigot. What if the good Professor felt that Black people just couldn't be good scientists? And therefore they need not ask for recommendations. The only difference is that the area of discrimination is religion and not race. And if the professor cannot base his recommendations on the students academic achievement, then he should find a nice private college to teach at.
The dumbing down of America continues.
No, actually they are saying that they should be judged by their abilities, and not discriminated against because of their religious beliefs.
Reread the article. The professor is saying that the most important thing is that the student agrees with him. Imagine if this was a liberal anti-American history or political science professor and he said that in order to get a recommendation for post graduate school, you had to agree with his views. Not get good grades, not understand the different theories and views. No, you could be a straight A student, top of the Class, but unless you agree with the prof, you're unqualifed.
It's not just in science either. You know, if you're a convicted felon, many states will prevent you from practising law, even if you can pass the bar exam! What does it matter if you don't obey the law, as long as you know what it is, right!
You'd have to understand the difference between the religions. Christianity allows for civil disobedience under certain circumstances. God's standard is certainly higher than man's. Disobedience was allowed, for example, when Hitler made it illegal to hide Jews. May I suppose you approved of that disobedience on the part of Christians like Corrie Ten Boom or do you think the Christians should have helped Hitler stoke the furnaces?
Codswallop. The professor didn't withhold his opinion because they are Christians. He withheld it because they are creationists. The racial analogy would be to a classical history professor being asked to recommend an Afrocentrist who believes that Aristotle was black and that Greek civilization was stolen from Black Africa, or an English professor being asked to recommend a student who insists on using "ebonics" exclusively. Are each of these hypothetical students entitled to a recommendation? Would it be racist to refuse?
A teacher is in front of a class to teach, not to abuse his power to persecute (and this is persecution) those who do not agree with his views. This man does not belong in front of a class in a free country. The university he teaches at should have fired him forthwith as soon as he posted that on his website. Instead they backed him up. I hope they sue that University for so much money that they will be forced to fire Dini and the whole administration that backed this tyrant.
Absolutely wrong. He is telling them to swear that they honestly believe in evolution. This is an oath to an ideology - an atheist ideology. It is totally immoral to any religious person to do so. It is totally immoral for any person with any conscience to do so. He is doing Satan's work.
Sounds like you and Dini are two of a kind - ideologues willing to abuse their power to do Satan's work of making people renounce their religious beliefs.
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