Members John81 Posted December 15, 2007 Members Share Posted December 15, 2007 I stand by my statements. I've attended several different universities and colleges and worked at one. I've also read a plethora of reports, books and other material as well as listened to countless lectures that attest to what I stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alimantado Posted December 15, 2007 Members Share Posted December 15, 2007 Well in that case I join you in deploring what is taught at the universities you have visited. They clearly bear no resemblance to any of the universities I have had anything to do with in the UK. Frankly I'm shocked that a mainstream Western university would teach that any other race of human being is a different species. Similarly, although history is not my area of study, I'm also shocked to hear that any historian would consider even people from antiquity to be any less intelligent than we are today. That belief is certainly not something I've ever come across in my 26 years living in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alimantado Posted December 15, 2007 Members Share Posted December 15, 2007 I forgot to add, I do apologise to you John81 for doubting your statements before. If you say you've seen these things taught at secular universities, I can't argue with that. I find it very surprising, that's all. I would take issue with any claim that these views are accepted by the "overwhelming majority" in UK institutions. That's not my experience. and I do have a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alimantado Posted December 16, 2007 Members Share Posted December 16, 2007 [quote="Psalms18_28"] Just to let you know, you don't have to have my type of thinking ( as far as evolution) to be Saved.[/quote] Thank you, Psalms18_28. I have come to realise that fact, with help from people like you, and that's why I'm here. Incidentally, despite having faith in an evolution model for the diversity of life, I'm quite happy to admit the possibility that I'm mistaken. And just to add- I always value your responses to the stuff I post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted December 16, 2007 Members Share Posted December 16, 2007 To clarify one point, they didn't teach that some humans are a different species in the universities I attended. What they did, was point out how some did/do hold this belief and then the professors used that information to delve into the evils of "white racists", which most contended that all whites are racist even if they don't notice it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alimantado Posted December 16, 2007 Members Share Posted December 16, 2007 Well yeah, my professors also pointed out that this was once a fairly widely held belief, 150 years or so ago. That's not what I thought we were talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brother Parrish Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 So' date=' the overwhelming majority of commentators (evolutionists?, historians? who knows?) think that people as recently as 200 years ago were simpletons, according to John. Not 'ignorant', but 'simpletons' and 'dumbells'. But do most people really think that?[/quote'] Talk about becoming extinct... Actually, I think that many people living TODAY are 'simpletons' and 'dumbells.' Take the average modern man off the electric grid, remove his TV and cell phone, and put him in a survival situation for a few weeks and he will likely have trouble just staying alive! In many ways, our ancestors were a lot smarter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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