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Irish_Dem

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26. So any student can answer exam questions and write papers full of Bible BS.

Sat Dec 6, 2025, 03:41 PM

Dec 6

And then expect an A and scream bloody murder when they get no credit for the crap.

I once taught an undergrad class at a Catholic college.
I was shocked when some of the students decorated the paper with small crosses
even though I was teaching a Psych Intro class.

I thought it was inappropriate on the college level.
Even though it was a Catholic college and I was raised Catholic.
It has no place in a university class based on science and fact

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What's happening in Norman is an outrage. [View all] cab67 Dec 6 OP

The race for stupidity is led by MAGA. If the MAGA Nazis take full control anyone with an education is at risk. dem4decades Dec 6 #1

To be fair... cab67 Dec 6 #2

I wasn't calling her stupid, though she may be, I'm calling a movement that politicizes science stupid. dem4decades Dec 6 #4

righto cab67 Dec 6 #5

I'd send her to the school psychologist or slightlv Dec 6 #37

And just like a lot of religions, AND corporations, popsdenver Dec 6 #8

I've always thought the monotone drone of the orange oaf is also a form of hypnotizing... blue_jay Dec 6 #28

Be sure to include popsdenver Dec 6 #30

Was the student in question BOSSHOG Dec 6 #3

This x1000!!! slightlv Dec 6 #38

Very badly written essay, full of circular logic, no evidence cited IronLionZion Dec 6 #6

And no student in college level essay or research writing is allowed to use the Bible as a reference, only ancianita Dec 6 #11

MAGAts do their own research, on Youtube or blogs or podcasts IronLionZion Dec 6 #35

maybe they'll go real deep Quanto Magnus Dec 6 #51

That's not an essay. That's a carnival tent sermon. n/t DFW Dec 6 #17

Sure looks like a set up to me, just a wee bit too convenient to be otherwise nt blue_jay Dec 6 #29

The brainwashing of women in christian communities is thriving blue_jay Dec 6 #31

God wrote it. It's God's will! IronLionZion Dec 6 #33

She wasn't failed for "quoting the Bible." Insert eyeroll here. n/t Beartracks Dec 6 #42

Correct. TPUSA lied in their headline post and posted the evidence of their lies IronLionZion Dec 6 #44

I like how the headline says it was an "opinion essay" -- when the assignment was NOT for that! Beartracks Dec 6 #53

OU has now removed a SECOND instructor KatyaR Dec 6 #7

"Forget it, Jake. It's Oklahoma." regnaD kciN Dec 6 #18

The Standard MAGA One Verse Beat Down is.... Mustellus Dec 6 #9

More to the point... regnaD kciN Dec 6 #20

Hmm, interesting point. "Male and female"... Beartracks Dec 6 #43

Congrats on your decision to do grad work at UT. (nt) Paladin Dec 6 #10

OU's president was a former intern of David Boren! SouthBayDem Dec 6 #12

to be as fair as I can be.... cab67 Dec 6 #23

Thanks for pointing this out ShazzieB Dec 6 #25

It is happening at The University of Oklahoma in Norman, not Oklahoma State. redstatebluegirl Dec 8 #67

Yes, I know. ShazzieB Dec 9 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Dec 6 #13

Good Lord (so to speak) DET Dec 6 #14

She's pre-med (believe it or not)... regnaD kciN Dec 6 #21

I hope no medical school accepts her IzzaNuDay Dec 7 #66

i read her paper. barbtries Dec 6 #15

Saw Kyle Kulinski cover this D_Master81 Dec 6 #16

Why is she even in a pysch class? Psychology, to these people, is simply a modern day excuse for demons. slightlv Dec 6 #39

Required. Jilly_in_VA Dec 6 #45

Boy, things sure changed since I was in school! slightlv Dec 6 #52

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Dec 6 #19

My wife is computer science professor in a red state Diraven Dec 6 #22

In defense of soldierant Dec 6 #24

That means they'd have to go beyond what their parents slightlv Dec 6 #40

?Rxactly. But I can dream, can't I? soldierant Dec 6 #41

So any student can answer exam questions and write papers full of Bible BS. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #26

i may have been a smart ass in school rampartd Dec 6 #27

K&R Solly Mack Dec 6 #32

Good luck with a science based career like medicine. 3catwoman3 Dec 6 #34

As one being born in OK, but now a long-term MO resident, this disappoints me terribly about how OK is viewed. SWBTATTReg Dec 6 #36

Why do I feel like Jilly_in_VA Dec 6 #46

Yup. Wednesdays Dec 7 #58

Maybe she's been selected as President JD Vance's replacement wife Nt lostnfound Dec 7 #62

I agree with you. Sparkly Dec 6 #47

Did you apply to other programs? cab67 Dec 6 #48

No. Sparkly Dec 6 #50

Admissions decisions aren't always up to a potential advisor. cab67 Dec 6 #55

Oklahoma is a lost cause Puppyjive Dec 6 #49

maddening. the inmates are running the asylum Takket Dec 6 #54

I agree jfz9580m Dec 6 #56

It's entitlement that's what it is jfz9580m Dec 6 #57

I'm not going to claim I know how to write a college paper since I never went to college, but.... tornado34jh Dec 7 #59

The key is, make your tests challenging enough so AdamGG Dec 7 #60

I received my PhD from OU róisín_dubh Dec 7 #61

from my reading markie Dec 7 #63

Hemant Mehta of The Friendly Atheist did a deeper dive on this... ColoradoHoosier Dec 7 #64

Thank you cab67. Stay strong. Clouds Passing Dec 7 #65