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It's psychology, not religious studies. She got a failing grade because she said thing and used a shitty source to back it up. Psychology is not religious studies.
the bigger issue is she (and a lot of others) believe the Bible to be a true and valid source of information. Critical thinking is just not a thing this generation.
This is not a generational issue. People are less likely to be dogmatically religious than in the past.
Yup. The real problem is the 24-7 conservative news outrage cycle.
This is a rather mundane thing that isn't worthy of the news.
I'm not so sure that critical thinking is getting any better. And I seriously wonder what AI slop will do to the brains of those that already have terrible critical thinking skills and zero media literacy.
I've been watching the adherence to xtianity generally trending down about 1% per year for quite a while, though, so that's promising.
Looking at the generations before, Ive come to the conclusion that critical thinking is just not an American skill set.
Exactly.
She used a shitty source (and probably nothing else.)
Even if you say psychology is a wishy-washy science, it’s still science. The teacher failed her for not providing empirical evidence based on proper studies. The student is going to have a hard time of it, if her only response is to scream persecution. (And yes, that’s exactly what’s going on here.)
“Freedom of speech” is bullshit. She got to say what she wanted, and now she gets to get the grade she deserves.
This was the biggest failing of (at least) my generation (gen-x): we were only taught that we had a freedom of speech, but never taught that there still could be consequences.
The professor has the right to express their side, and unfortunately will probably suffer the consequences, thud negating the bad grade. This will only serve to embolden said psychology student to keep doing what they did, and other professors will allow it to happen, lest they suffer the same consequences themselves.
I used to say that the system is broken, but now I realize it’s merely working as intended.
When the majority of examples of freedom of speech were about how we have to allow shit like Nazi marches on capitals because speech is so sacred then it certainly look like there aren't any consequences.
They really should’ve focused on teaching Popper’s Paradox instead.
Patriotic Teen Fails Spanish
What does that even mean? Her entire thesis just doesn't make sense. Who is even calling these stereotypes?
They are, by definition, stereotypes based on gender :P
Good to know any college student can skirt the usual consequences of half-assing an essay if they're willing to whine about "Muh Freedoms!" (Assuming this goes her way... which it definitely won't)
Oh to be in Oklahoma.
Q: How old is the Earth?
A: As old as our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.
Q: Why did the Europeans travel west?
A: To share our love of Jesus Christ.
Q: What is the Pythagorean theorem?
A: it's the sum of the squares of any two sides of a right triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining Jesus Christ is our Savior.
Religious studies is comparative. This is theology, and honestly probably C work at best in that.