The program will be unique in that no other Christian school, that holds to a literal six-day account of Genesis, offers geology as a major for undergraduates. The course of study will be taught from both naturalistic and young-earth paradigms of earth history.Note: italicized emphasis added.
"It is extremely important to develop critical thinking skills within the minds of young scientists,” describes Whitmore (associate professor of geology.) “We believe that using a two-model approach of earth history will be advantageous to our students, since others are only taught a one-model, naturalistic approach. Geologists are important when it comes to thinking about earth history, especially within a biblical context."
I wonder if they'll teach that the Earth is flat? Sheesh.
UPDATE: Check out professor Whitmore's background. Really, what did you expect? It doesn't say if he is a member of the Flat Earth Society or not.
Even more from the local Dayton Daily News.
It is unlikely that grads of this silly program will take jobs away from real geologists. They may end up in the school room though. Bad.
ReplyDeleteFlat earth? Why make the jump to such absurdity? Of course it just emphasizing that your ridicule is unfounded and biased.
ReplyDeleteTheye already ARE in the classroom; the lack of real science being taught in the public classroom makes me seriously question sending my kid to public school.
ReplyDeleteReligous arguements aren't standing up to scientific fact (as usual), but they have to do something to maintain credibility. Can't have people thinking that the earth wasn't created by magic... Even the churches need money and for that they need followers, regardless of the fact that they are wrong. Even religion is a capitalistic program.
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