HELP!

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Originally posted by xstremefaith:
Today was my first day in college and 5 minutes into my history class i knew i was in trouble! What a suprise(not)...Evolution is the main discussion for the next couple of weeks! I have studied and studied and I know evolution is wrong and science can't prove it! I just don't remember any good arguments and what not. I need HELP...any good tips on surviving a secular history class being a strong Christian? What am i supposed to do when a test comes and asks for a fact answer when really it's only a nonplausible theory i can give them??? THANX!

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I'm curious. How is it that you are studying evolution in a college-level history class? Usually that subject is relegated to intro biology courses. Even then, it's usually relegated to a footnote in non-science major biology courses, which try and cover things like the Krebs cycle and introductory stuff about biomes, etc. Is it a history of science course?

Really? Cool. I didn't see my first lecture on evolution until my junior year or so (Principles of Ecology, or it might have been Principles of Environmental Science - anyway, something like that). I admit, however, that I attended college with H. erectus so things have probably changed.

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Originally posted by xstremefaith:
Your right...I'm sorry that would be asking to much from you. (calling us dogmatic HA) I know I would help an Ev, if they asked for help in the same area. EVERYBODY ( you say this too but when push comes down to shove everybody is only yourselves) has a right to their own belief. Now once again I am asking you to get past yourself. (Impossible) Nevermind.

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I think I'm with John on this - I really don't understand the problem. As with any other course, you essentially have two options:1. Regardless of your personal viewpoint, if the course is required, simply memorize the information the professor is presenting, regurgitate it for the test, and then forget about it.2. Stand up for your beliefs and challenge the professor. However, be aware that especially in a history class, where the minimal importance placed on paleoanthropology is simply an introduction to the meat of the course, this is probably counterproductive.Obviously, you're going to have to decide for yourself whether this three week element of a longer course is so crucially important to your life and happiness, to say nothing of your immortal soul (or whatever your particular problem with human evolution is), to risk failing the entire course.If you were my student, I'd LOVE to see you try refute human evolution, especially if all you had were the typical creationist "arguments from ignorance". However, that's only because I happen to know a fair amount about the subject and I'm a vindictive bastard. However, you can probably blow away the average history prof with the standard creationist nonsense - most history teachers don't have a lot of background in natural sciences.Just decide what it is you expect to accomplish and what your goals are in taking the class in the first place.Might I suggest that next time you have a problem like this, take it to one of the religious fora on the net. Coming to a board stuffed with science types is unlikely to net you warm, friendly greetings from the science types.