Do you think that college classes promote atheism? I feel like ever since ive gone to college...?

Question

evolution without a creator has been forced down my throat. I have gone to 3 different schools and they have all done this. I also do not like how all of my classes the professor talks about sex and cusses the whole time like they are being cool because we are young. I find it offensive. Anyone else agree?

I feel like all of this cussing, sex, and atheism is being thought of as "cool" or whatever it is so sad!...
by the way I am not old at all, im in my early 20's

Answer 1

It depends on which courses you take. Try calculus, physics, and computer courses.

Answer 2

I think perhaps you are a little uptight. The only college professor i ever had that cussed at all only did so 3 or 4 times in the 2 semesters i had him. What's wrong with exercising any vocabulary anyway... and more importantly how does this promote atheism?!

Evolution, not creation, is what is scientifically accepted in today's society. Just because something doesn't match what your church tells you doesn't make it a lie. There is study and research being done on these things on college campuses around the world every day... new things are being discovered that support what is known and cast doubt onto things that were thought to be known... that's how science works. How many studies has your church done to support anything they teach? I'm willing to bet it is none.

Yes, you are young, but it's time to grow up a little bit and face reality. Think of it as giving up Santa Claus again.

Answer 3

In the science classes I've taken I accept that evolution is the scientific theory that is used to explain a great deal of things (since science cannot just say it's God). That doesn't really feel like Atheism. Of course, at the same time, I've actually talked to my teachers about matters of religion from time to time after class and found that most of my teachers are very religious people. In science they stick to science and in other classes they stay on point with the topic of that class.

I haven't had many teachers cuss or talk about sex openly (unless that was part of the class itself that sex would be discussed). Maybe it's just the area I live in.

And of course the university I attend has a lot of classes on various religions so there is lots of religious groups there, too.

Not sure what part of the US you are in, but atleast in my little part of the US the professors here don't seem to be forcing atheism or any religious belief down any of our throats and they always seem to stay on topic with the class they are teaching. I'm a Hindu and don't feel pressured to change my beliefs. Even the fellow Christian students are very respectful to the nonChristian students and the nonChristian students are very respectful to the diverse Christian students. The Christian students are also very respectful to their fellow GLBT students, etc. And the local students are respectful to the out of State and foreign student population as well. It is rare to see students behaving disrespectfully to one another actually.

Answer 4

College CLASSES, which likely are not promoting drinking or sex, do promote study, and so much of religion is based on unquestioning faith, it may feel like it's promoting atheism. Cursing is not something that is particularly atheistic or faithful. However, there are many religious professors, and there are many religious organizations on campus.

What you're experiencing, most likely, is your integration into the larger culture, which does not often try to shelter you from sex, alcohol, drugs, and other things that are part of the adult world. I personally grew up in a sheltered environment, and I was a bit shocked when I got to college. However, since being out of college, I realized that the college culture actually strongly reflected the experience in culture after college. And now I'm in my 50's and as jaded as a Chinese dragon.

Good luck in school.

Answer 5

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All evidence pointing toward evolution was intentionally planted by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The FSM tests Pastafarians'
faith by making things look older than they really are. "For example, a scientist may perform a carbon-dating process on an
artifact. He finds that approximately 75% of the Carbon-14 has decayed by electron emission to Nitrogen-14, and infers that
this artifact is approximately 10,000 years old, as the half-life of Carbon-14 appears to be 5,730 years. But what our
scientist does not realize is that every time he makes a measurement, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is there changing the results with His Noodly Appendage. We have numerous texts that describe in detail how this can be possible and the reasons
why He does this. He is of course invisible and can pass through normal matter with ease."

The Pastafarian belief of heaven stresses two points. "A) It has beer volcanos as far as the eye can see & B) It has a stripper factory."

"RAmen" is the official conclusion to prayers, certain sections of The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, etc., and is a combination of the Semitic term "Amen" and Ramen, a type of noodle. While it is typically spelled with both a capital "R"
and "A", it is also acceptable to spell it with only a capital R.



According to the Pastafarian belief system, pirates are "absolute divine beings" and the original Pastafarians. Their image
as "thieves and outcasts" is all misinformation spread by Christian theologians of the Middle Ages. In reality,
Pastafarianism says that they were "peace-loving explorers and spreaders of good will" who would distribute candy to
children."global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking numbers of pirates since the 1800s.".



The Gospel:

The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which includes the Eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts",is considered to embody the main beliefs of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Captain Mosey and the Eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts"
While brooding atop Mount Salsa because he cannot find a Pirate ship, Mosey the Pirate captain receives some advice from the Flying Spaghetti Monster in the form of ten stone tablets. These were called the "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts" by the FSM, the "Commandments" by Mosey, and the "Condiments" by his Pirate gang. While there were originally ten tablets, two were dropped on the way back down the mountain, with eight remaining. This event "partly
accounts for Pastafarians' flimsy moral standards". The FSM's commandments address the treatment of people of other faiths,
worship of the FSM, sexual conduct, and nutrition.


The Eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts"
1: I'd Really Rather You Didn't Act Like a Sanctimonious Holier-Than-Thou *** When Describing My Noodly Goodness. If Some
People Don't Believe In Me, That's Okay. Really, I'm Not That Vain. Besides, This Isn't About Them So Don't Change The Subject.

2: I'd Really Rather You Didn't Use My Existence As A Means To Oppress, Subjugate, Punish, Eviscerate, And/Or, You Know, Be Mean To Others. I Don't Require Sacrifices, And Purity Is For Drinking Water, Not People.

3: I'd Really Rather You Didn't Judge People For The Way They Look, Or How They Dress, Or The Way They Talk, Or, Well, Just Play Nice, Okay? Oh, And Get This In Your Thick Heads: Woman = Person. Man = Person. Samey - Samey. One Is Not Better Than The Other, Unless We're Talking About Fashion And I'm Sorry, But I Gave That To Women And Some Guys Who Know The Difference Between Teal and Fuchsia.

4:I'd Really Rather You Didn't Indulge In Conduct That Offends Yourself, Or Your Willing, Consenting Partner Of Legal Age AND
Mental Maturity. As For Anyone Who Might Object, I Think The Expression Is Go **** Yourself, Unless They Find That Offensive In Which Case They Can Turn Off the TV For Once And Go For A Walk For A Change.

5: I'd Really Rather You Didn't Challenge The Bigoted, Misogynist, Hateful Ideas Of Others On An Empty Stomach. Eat, Then Go After The Bastard.

6: I'd Really Rather You Didn't Build Multimillion-Dollar Churches/Temples/Mosques/Shrines To My Noodly Goodness When The Money Could Be Better Spent (Take Your Pick):
Ending Poverty
Curing Diseases
Living In Peace, Loving With Passion, And Lowering The Cost Of Cable
I Might be a Complex-Carbohydrate Omniscient Being, But I Enjoy The Simple Things In Life. I Ought To Know. I AM the Creator.

7: I'd Really Rather You Didn't Go Around Telling People I Talk To You. You're Not That Interesting. Get Over Yourself. And I Told You To Love Your Fellow Man, Can't You Take A Hint?

8: I'd Really Rather You Didn't Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You If You Are Into, Um, Stuff That Uses A Lot of Leather/Lubricant/Las Vegas. If the Other Person Is Into It, However (Pursuant To #4), Then Have At It, Take Pictures, And For The Love Of Mike, Wear a CONDOM! Honestly, It's A Piece of Rubber. If I Didn't Want It To Feel Good When You Did It I Would Have Added Spikes, Or Something.

Answer 6

University is often the first place cloistered christians/muslims (and other faiths too) are exposed to thinking that isn't centered on the teachings of the bible/quran, but on the rules of logic, and science and evidence. Many of them find it frightening.

Sex is a natural human behaviour, "cussing" is just words. Evolution happens to be one of the best supported ideas in science ever. Nothing is being forced down your throat, that is the realm of religion.

You are young, and you sound very immature. It is difficult now that you have to actually defend your mythology and deal with why you believe the bible is truth, other than that's what your parents and pastor told you since you were a small child.

You are free to examine the ideas, ask critical questions of them, and should be prepared for the same of your delusional ideas about god. You are also free to reject rationality and run back to the blinkered ignorant comfort of the church

It is important to keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.

Answer 7

I totally agree... I have had the same experience. Because evolution is just a theory.. I think that if they were going to be fair, they should discuss all types of beginnings... not just the theory of evolution. If they can teach us about a "guess" then they should be able to teach us about a "belief" i.e. "Some people think that we evolved from monkeys... Some people believe that the earth was created by God." Not "Evolution is right." and that's it. Also, out of just plain respect, professors shouldn't cuss or talk about sex (unless they are anatomy or biology teachers). And I mean respect for everyone... Christians, women, and whoever else it may offend...

Answer 8

Evolution, the Big Bang, Creationism are all theories. The only thing that professors in most colleges will teach is the first two. They have closed minds and won't even consider the third. At least one of my teachers in high school told the class that Creationism was a theory, but that he couldn't teach it, because it was against the law.

Answer 9

I agree, but it's because they are well educated and are in a position to question religion freely. God is very difficult to question because he is outside the philisophical sphere of science, but evolution isn't, and trying to justify a bad piece of writing in the face of hard facts just looks unreasonable.

Perhaps it's better to accept that some things science will find out better than people living 2000 years ago, but that God can still be a valid choice.

Answer 10

No, but then again the only college classes I've taken were math, physics, and engineering classes. The professors in those fields would tend to be a bit more professional, I would think.

Answer 11

I agree. I think you ought to be free to express your opinion in college, as anywhere else. I think that teaching ANY discipline that has not been thoroughly PROVEN as truth is dishonest. These professors are using their platform to push their own beliefs out onto people, and it is wrong. I don't understand why it is so difficult for them to be able to say "we don't know", when the truth is, we really don't. "Some people think" is appropriate, since that is true, and "Some people believe" would also be appropriate. I would have no problem if the professor could say "It is my thought that...." rather than "The truth is..." when he doesn't know.
If your professor is talking about sex and using alot of profanity, he is not "cool", he is just an over-educated jerk.