Deb Briihl asked: >(he's Asian) and teachs evolution in his developmental class and for some >strange reason, one or two students each term try to "save" him (send >e-mails, mailing, etc.). Does anyone else ever get this kind of reaction >from students? In the past ten years, I have only had one strong challenge to teaching evolution. On the other hand, I have had many students state that they don't "believe in" evolution. I use this reaction as a way to introduce the distinction between faith-based and evidence-based beliefs (which, in a post several months ago, I argued was not always a clear-cut distinction). I then make the point that the goal of scientists is to gather enough evidence to convince others, not just themselves. Jeff Ricker Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale AZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. Lately, I feel that I am devolving. Probably I will emerge again from prehuman status sometime after finals are over.
