Originally posted by: magomago
Originally posted by: RichardE
Originally posted by: musicman64
Originally posted by: FuzzyDunlop
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
I had to read The Origin of Species in a British Literature class. I am now heavily offended as I am a Christian. I had to write a paper on a book with heaver overtones of evolutionary theory.
Quit whining you idiot. People who bitch about this stupid stuff should just be denied a degree.
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There's no difference between The Origin of Species and the Bible - none at all.
So why did you go to college?
I think a better question, is why does the bible a book responsible for most of Westerns History of the last 2000 years offend you?
If you are deeply offended just take the opposite stance. My professors wanted a history paper outlining the plight of the Palestinian people, I wrote a paper putting the blame on them. I still got a A on it, just do a good job.
Even still, you should not object this strongly on ethical grounds about a book.
Wow I can't believe you said that. Take a look again - 'most' is not even the correct term. Did it play a role? Of course! Did that role change over various time periods (periods of heavy influence, periods of lighter influence)? Yes.
Is it responsible for
most of Western History for the past [b2000 years[/b]? Helll no.
Anyways to the OP, quit QQing. The professor just MAY be abusing and taking advantage of the course for an ulterior reason, but there are very valid points that many books are influenced by religious texts.
If you actually have that much of a problem, do what the others said --> go hardcore, get your research done well, and criticize the religion if that is what you want. I doubt it will be perfect, but if the professor isn't an asshole he will see you tried hard even if there are a few mistakes (I never got a poor grade for a very good effort and some analysis that had a mistake or two...its lack luster effort and lack of analysis combined with total BS that kills a report/paper) and you will probably come out on top.
Now I doubt that a deep and profound knowledge of the Bible is needed. Sounds like you don't know it, so go read some. Would you be offended if you had to read the Quran at all? What if old pagan writings were also required because the book was influenced by that?
Translation: ENGLISH CLASS...READ BITCH