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Old 06-02-2002, 06:01 PM
ZTAngel ZTAngel is offline
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I would think those classes would be interesting. They get you to question yourself and your opinions. After all...isn't that what college is for? A growing experience and a shaping of the person that you will one day be. The article seems to be written from the viewpoint that students are brainwashed by their textbooks and professors. They're not. All the textbooks and professors are doing is challenging our morals and values. Personally, I find classes like that to be fascinating.
I will never forget during my Sophomore year when I took a World Religions class. The professor was obviously an Athiest. One day during class, she wrote on the board a list of reasons why people believe God exists. One by one, she made us rethink each theory with her own personal view on how these theories might be incorrect. She definitely ruffled more than few feathers during that class. And for the deeply religious....they never came to class again. Did she convert a single student into conforming to her views? Not at all. It wasn't her intention at all; her intention was to have us think "outside of the box". Her theories were interesting indeed but I like to think that my faith is a lot stronger than to have a single professor be able to change it in just one class period. And, if there is a college student out there that is that easily manipulated than I truly feel sorry for him/her....they shouldn't be in an atmosphere that encourages free thinking.

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