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Ehhh not so true
Harvin87
The Youth
sources?
Ziggy Stardust
Absolutely Sane
How do homeschoolers who are taught YEC stack up against homeschoolers who are taught reality?
It's not so hard to imagine a student doing better when there is more time per student than in private and public school.
useless
Social Justice Rogue
Mostly in comparison to private ones anyway.
GhostWriter16
Deity
Since I would consider them synonymous, I will assume they would do the same
Seriously, I know what you meant, but if you give me crap opinionated wording like that, I'm going to take you literally. Change your wording.
Also, I don't think it would affect me much. And if it did, it would be because I purposely threw the question. For instance, if the question said: "Explain, according to the theory of evolution, how humans came to being," I would explain the process and whatever. If I were asked "How did humans come to being," I would be well aware of what they wanted me to say, but I would still say "God created the Earth" because I'm a rebel and I refuse to answer a question by admitting something I don't believe is true. However, since I've been homeschooled (5th grade) I have only had to take the state tests once (Now that I'm in New York, we didn't have to in Florida) and there wasn't any evolution on it anyway really.
Um, Biology Regents?Domination3000 said:
GhostWriter16
Deity
No idea what the test was called. But there wasn't any evolution on the test. I am in 10th right now though, so I'm sure I will get evolution on something before I graduate.
No I mean that's a test you're going to have to take, and yeah, it certainly has evolution on it.
Ziggy Stardust
Absolutely Sane
No. Nein. Nyet. Non.
And rightfully so.
I don't think his career would go in that direction anyway.
GhostWriter16
Deity
I'm sure. I just haven't taken it yet.
It's painfully easy to pass these things. Even for homeschoolers (Which New York sets MUCH higher standards for, in hopes that they'll fail and go to public school at least IMO) you have to make the 33rd percentile to pass (20th for public school students.) And also, I doubt I'd get all the evolution questions wrong unless they are horribly worded. I know about the theory, I just won't pretend its a fact. If they ask about the theory, I'll tell them whatever the theory says, if they ask it as a fact, I'll write the true answer and get it wrong. And I'll probably still pass.
Yeah probably not, I suck at science anyway.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
Sadly that is because of your religious bias. You should work on Science, it's a wonderful field. I'm even considering getting a dual bachelors by tacking on the remains of my Biology studies.
As a YEC what is your intended career path? Knowing that politics will not be accepting of such beliefs for much longer, as the world already hates this medieval thought process.
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GhostWriter16
Deity
I may try for a Law Degree, but I don't really know at the moment.
You admit you suck at science, so what makes you think with your relatively limited (you're young) education you have the right knowledge to confidently not believe in a highly regarded field of biology, with loads of evidence to support it and multiple centuries of experts contributing to the field? Just curious.
GhostWriter16
Deity
I disagree there is "Loads of evidence," and actually believe the evidence is against it, though it is not proven false. I don't believe it also because it is at odds with my religious beliefs.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
In contrast it's not in conflict with your beliefs, just your YEC theory, which isn't accepted by the majority of Christians any more. Evolution does not discuss the origins of life, it only studies life as it has changed since emerging. We cannot prove how life was created, and until we can 100% for sure (and we have some good ideas) creation is still a possibility, however faint.
Moderator Action: Luckymoose is persistent in trying to move the conversation away from education to religion.
GhostWriter16
Deity
THANK YOU!
I thought you were a Catholic? Why do you think the chances of the world being created by God are faint? Your religion demands he did, at least somehow.
My Young Earth Creationist beliefs are based off Genesis 1. If YEC is not true, then Genesis 1 is not true. Nor is at least part of Genesis 2.
Moderator Action: Dom falls into the trap and answers LM.
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