I have been thinking a lot about my Evolution professor and his lecture from yesterday. For the most part, I have gotten along with him and his "ideals". Though I don't agree with most of his "beliefs", in fact I think he is dead wrong on many things, I can respect his opinion and pray that someday he comes to his senses :-)
However, yesterday he went beyond his beliefs, beyond his ideals and began to talk about what science was and how it related to intelligent design and religion. It really bothered me. A lot.
When you disagree with me it is one thing. When you interpret the facts differently than I do, I can handle it, even if I don't agree with it. But when you flat out lie to me (and the rest of the class), I lose my respect for you and for your words.
And so was the case yesterday. I was so upset. How can such an intelligent person be so lost? How can you know everything that you know and yet teach something as fact that you know is a fictional story at best?
The debate over teaching intelligent design and evolution in the classroom is a topic for a whole other set of posts and I don't want to get into it here. I believe that one is true and one is a made up story, but again, I won't get it into it.
However, I do have a problem when LIES make their way into the classroom with the sole purpose of keeping intelligent design at bay. If you have to make things up and teach Fiction as Fact in order to prevent people from thinking a certain way, you have no business being a teacher.
Paul warned Timothy that these teachers would come. He also wrote in Romans 1:23 that this battle began long ago, when the TRUTH was exchanged for the LIE. Sad. So many smart people being dooped into believing something that isn't true. I pray that those of you reading this aren't relying on fiction as fact.
Keep praying - Ryan
