How to educate a self-righteous...

[SuperOtaku]

Okay, long story short. Sitting in my Death and Dying class, we talk about spirituality for a second, right? This guy at the front mentions Wicca, and the teacher asks the class "do any of you guys know what Wicca is?"

My answer: "Ditheistic religion set forth by Gerald Gardner in the fifties."

He just looks back and gives me like... the smuggest, I'm better than you look I've ever seen.

I wanted to stab his eyes out with my pen. 4laugh

Worst part ever, though? The teacher AGREED with him that it was like, an old a** pagan religion.

I thought college knew better.

I intend to show his a** wrong. Links and testimonies, please?  

[Wrath of Ezekiel]

SuperOtaku

Okay, long story short. Sitting in my Death and Dying class, we talk about spirituality for a second, right? This guy at the front mentions Wicca, and the teacher asks the class "do any of you guys know what Wicca is?"

My answer: "Ditheistic religion set forth by Gerald Gardner in the fifties."

He just looks back and gives me like... the smuggest, I'm better than you look I've ever seen.

I wanted to stab his eyes out with my pen. 4laugh

Worst part ever, though? The teacher AGREED with him that it was like, an old a** pagan religion.

I thought college knew better.

I intend to show his a** wrong. Links and testimonies, please?

Ronald Hutton's book. Triumph of the Moon. Heavily dense, pure information.  

[Aino Ailill]

Any chance you have to do presentations in this class? If so, you might be able to incorporate Wicca into it, to a degree. When challenged on it, you could whip out your supporting evidence.  

[SuperOtaku]

Aino Ailill

Any chance you have to do presentations in this class? If so, you might be able to incorporate Wicca into it, to a degree. When challenged on it, you could whip out your supporting evidence.

I don't think so; spirituality and religious beliefs aren't the main core of the class. They just happened to bring it up.

However, I intend to still prove him wrong and show it to him.
Possibly just gathering everything for him in a folder, maybe buying him a book or two and saying "Here. You pissed me off so much that I actually went out of my way to do this for you."  

[TeaDidikai]

SuperOtaku

However, I intend to still prove him wrong and show it to him.
Possibly just gathering everything for him in a folder, maybe buying him a book or two and saying "Here. You pissed me off so much that I actually went out of my way to do this for you."

I'd go with Hutton or Adler myself.  

[Aakosir]

SuperOtaku

Aino Ailill

Any chance you have to do presentations in this class? If so, you might be able to incorporate Wicca into it, to a degree. When challenged on it, you could whip out your supporting evidence.

I don't think so; spirituality and religious beliefs aren't the main core of the class. They just happened to bring it up.

However, I intend to still prove him wrong and show it to him.
Possibly just gathering everything for him in a folder, maybe buying him a book or two and saying "Here. You pissed me off so much that I actually went out of my way to do this for you."

I wouldn't get him a book because it would probably end up in the trash or burned or something. I would just type him a paper with facts from the books. I would die if I even had one of my books destroyed. crying  

[TeaDidikai]

Aakosir

I wouldn't get him a book because it would probably end up in the trash or burned or something. I would just type him a paper with facts from the books. I would die if I even had one of my books destroyed. crying

This is why Amazon is love. You can buy books for your library that are already kinda thrashed, so if you give them out and never see them again, it doesn't cut as deep.  

[Bastemhet]

TeaDidikai

Aakosir

I wouldn't get him a book because it would probably end up in the trash or burned or something. I would just type him a paper with facts from the books. I would die if I even had one of my books destroyed. crying

This is why Amazon is love. You can buy books for your library that are already kinda thrashed, so if you give them out and never see them again, it doesn't cut as deep.

directtextbook.com is love.



ninja  

[Ainwyn]

Maybe it would be better to present your professor with the information during their office hours? They can be a little more willing to learn about something that's contrary to what they were aware of, especially if you have good supporting evidence. I know this isn't always the case (I've had some whacked out profs before), but I can see it turning out better that way than with a self righteous student.  

[TeaDidikai]

Sophist

TeaDidikai

Aakosir

I wouldn't get him a book because it would probably end up in the trash or burned or something. I would just type him a paper with facts from the books. I would die if I even had one of my books destroyed. crying

This is why Amazon is love. You can buy books for your library that are already kinda thrashed, so if you give them out and never see them again, it doesn't cut as deep.

directtextbook.com is love.



ninja

Doesn't have the infrastructure last I checked.  

[Aakosir]

I'd still be upset if any book was defiled. Falling apart or not.  

[TeaDidikai]

Aakosir

I'd still be upset if any book was defiled. Falling apart or not.

Byproduct of working in a library. Books are sacred, but they're also subject to entropy.  

[Fiddlers Green]

Accept that you were, are, and always will be, surrounded by idiots who either have already made up their minds, or just don't care.
There are exceptions, and when offered the truth of the matter, they will take to it, or at least look at it... but don't expect it. you best bet is to internalize that this old argument, and many others, are effectively done. The truth lost and the Rhetors giggle with self-delight.
Those who care about the truth, rather than being considered correct are effectively in the wrong in any mob-ruled society... and many societies besides
The Truth has become the Wrong answer.

If you think some financial institution masquerading as an educational one will be any different, well, I can only ask that you apply the same study and critical thinking to your environment that you would like the people around you to apply to Wicca's history.
What you find may not be pleasant. Then again, the truth is rarely comfortable, especially when it is unpopular.  

[TeaDidikai]

Rather cynical Fiddler.
I don't think people actually want to be wrong, and once they get over the attachment to what they thought they knew, they likely will not only examine what is in front of them, but may even extend it outwards to other areas of interest.  

[Gho the Girl]

TeaDidikai

Rather cynical Fiddler.
I don't think people actually want to be wrong, and once they get over the attachment to what they thought they knew, they likely will not only examine what is in front of them, but may even extend it outwards to other areas of interest.

I agree. By and large, I feel people want to have the truth, however, finding it is something of an arduous task, and not everyone feels up to it. it's very daunting.