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OriginalGeek

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53. I went all 4 years of high school to a christian school
Thu May 9, 2013, 06:00 PM
May 2013

I don't remember much of any sciency stuff being taught..

I'm sure I heard about seashells in the Rockies somewhere as it seems a familiar concept but I doubt it was because they taught me anything about it.

I DO remember being told about the dinosaur bones being planted by god for funsies. And that christian women wore skirts that fell below the knee. And christian boys wore their hair off their collars and off their ears.

The only solid memory I have of science being taught at my high school was the day we were told no donors stepped up to pay for us to get frogs to dissect so we would just have to look at pictures. 4 years and that's the only science lesson I can remember. The Lord always answers prayer - but sometimes the answer is "no". Actually, judging by the reactions, I think some of the girls in the class DID get their prayers answered.


If I didn't sneak and watch Nova on PBS late at night on my little B/W TV in my room I might not know a damn thing at all.

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Wha???? pipi_k May 2013 #1
You took my joke. n/t BeeBee May 2013 #43
The Flintstones was obviously just a cartoon LondonReign2 May 2013 #74
We do! Javaman May 2013 #2
But Ken Ham says the did live together... SidDithers May 2013 #3
I love that quote about the invisible and the non existent. mmonk May 2013 #5
He Is Of An Age To Have Studied This Text, Sir, As A Child.... The Magistrate May 2013 #24
Interesting way of phrasing things. Rex May 2013 #50
And those fossils Lithos May 2013 #51
I've read that Ligyron May 2013 #4
I know quite a few educated people who think humans still live with dinosaurs... HereSince1628 May 2013 #6
In The Sense That Birds Are Dinosaurs' Descendants In A Certain Line You Could Say Man And Dinos TheMastersNemesis May 2013 #10
I need more 5th grade level creation introduction... HereSince1628 May 2013 #13
this AngryAmish May 2013 #23
... completely misses the point? nt. Hosnon May 2013 #67
well, these are a very small percentage... JackN415 May 2013 #41
we do hfojvt May 2013 #47
Long ago, when Cladistic analysis was still being debated HereSince1628 May 2013 #54
Didn't Adam name the dinosaurs? BillStein May 2013 #7
Yes, he named them Fred, Wilma and Bam-Bam flamingdem May 2013 #42
"fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom." pangaia May 2013 #8
That figure probably represents burnodo May 2013 #9
Once all those pipi_k May 2013 #16
I guess people need their beliefs burnodo May 2013 #64
Paleontologists brought to tears, laughter by Creation Museum Loup Garou May 2013 #11
Didn't you know we still live with them? telclaven May 2013 #12
and ostrich, emu, extinct moa,... n/t JackN415 May 2013 #40
therefore, our tradition of eating Thanksgiving dinosaur! kwassa May 2013 #49
With stuffing! telclaven May 2013 #68
Crocs 'n' gators, too. Arugula Latte May 2013 #70
It's not stupidity, it's religous brainwashing killbotfactory May 2013 #14
hehehe... Maine-ah May 2013 #15
Ridiculous pipi_k May 2013 #17
it is one of my all time favorites... Maine-ah May 2013 #19
Meet Joe, chervilant May 2013 #18
AH YES, SOYLENT GREEN HowHasItComeToThis May 2013 #44
Funny... chervilant May 2013 #61
there's a lot of money in keeping people stupid datasuspect May 2013 #20
Ugh abelenkpe May 2013 #21
But, but, it's true....... marmar May 2013 #22
I've never known anyone that believes this BS. ileus May 2013 #25
You must not watch the Duggars then trixie May 2013 #81
What took you so long, LOL. BootinUp May 2013 #26
I'm skeptical of that number fishwax May 2013 #27
I want to agree with you, but... Orrex May 2013 #34
Remarkably, 41% is also the floor for the Republican party. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #28
Cheap oil is the only thing keeping this pathetic nation kestrel91316 May 2013 #29
Fun With Biblical Patriarchs And Velociraptors Vogon_Glory May 2013 #30
I know someone who is homeschooling their kids and teaching this very idea. I don't know what the Pisces May 2013 #31
Imagine that gopiscrap May 2013 #32
Two words: CARL BAUGH derby378 May 2013 #33
My mom died believing that was proof OriginalGeek May 2013 #38
That happened to a co-worker of mine a long time ago derby378 May 2013 #48
I went all 4 years of high school to a christian school OriginalGeek May 2013 #53
What are you implying? Don't tell me Santa Claus isn't real. JackN415 May 2013 #35
"WiiiiilllllMAAAAAA...." sibelian May 2013 #36
I blame William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for this..... wandy May 2013 #37
I bet most of them live in Texas and Alabama. OregonBlue May 2013 #39
Not the mama! KamaAina May 2013 #45
Where are you getting that number? A poll of Texans was only 30% SpartanDem May 2013 #46
Thats pretty much the exact number of Republicans in the country. DCBob May 2013 #52
I visit dinosaurs at the nursing home 2 towns over Riftaxe May 2013 #55
41%???? 41%????? Initech May 2013 #56
How do you explain these: sarisataka May 2013 #57
Of course they existed together. Didn't you see "One Million Years B.C."? badtoworse May 2013 #58
Then why are they no longer with us? Incitatus May 2013 #59
Naw, Jesus killed them. nt LisaLynne May 2013 #60
Here is Jesus lovingly cradling a cute lil' dino ... right before He snapped its neck like a twig. Arugula Latte May 2013 #71
How dinosaurs went extinct pintobean May 2013 #62
or... sarisataka May 2013 #75
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once the shock of utter hopelessness wears off datasuspect May 2013 #69
You didn't grow up watching this show... undeterred May 2013 #72
"Lived together"? You mean without the benefit of marriage? Hardly Biblical morals if you ask me. Bucky May 2013 #73
Well you know how that goes... pipi_k May 2013 #79
Faith and Religon trunp HockeyMom May 2013 #76
Maybe not dinosaurs, but we do have some throwbacks. Just look at the last CPAC! ck4829 May 2013 #77
I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who said, Separation May 2013 #78
This shows not stupidity, but simply that critical thinking is denigrated in American society panzerfaust May 2013 #80
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