stupid scholars

I recently have returned to my online educational ways. One would tend to assume that if a person is seeking higher education they must possess some degree of intelligence. I find that is not the case. Or perhaps they are intelligent but that their intelligence is overshadowed by the fact that they are INSANE! There are a lot of wackos (yes, that is the technical term) that are enrolled with the University of Phoenix Online. I have only just restarted school three weeks ago so I only have two examples to share, but I have a feeling that there will be more to come. Read and be astounded!

Scenario 1
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Teacher: Reflect on your own worldview and compare it with the worldviews presented in the text. Provide examples of the benefits of your view to defend your position.

Crazy Student: I would say that I fall in the category of the western world view. I believe that no matter how much we try that we can not reverse the damage already done to our environment and my religion teaches me that our earth was not meant to last forever, it was inevitable from the start that we were doomed to ruin this place we call our world. Contrary to the other beliefs, my belief is that if our world was never meant to last forever, then how can we change what was predestined from the beginning.

Me: I am intrigued by your opinion. It definitely goes a bit against the grain. I have similar religious beliefs. Like you I believe that, ultimately, trying to save the environment is pointless. The damage that has been done can never be fully reversed. I also believe that even if we could fix the problems the Earth will be inevitably "destroyed" before we would have the chance. I agree with you that attempting to save the planet, for the sake of the planet, is a large waste of time. On the other hand, I believe that there is something divine in at least trying to take care of the things that you have. Perhaps it is pointless, but from a religious standpoint it still seems worthwhile to care for the gifts that god has given us.

Crazy Student: There is a difference in trying to keep what you have been blessed with in good condition vs trying to play God and thinking that we can change what was already determined to happen in the first place by He who is in control of everything.

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See what I mean? Please...continue.

Scenario 2
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Teacher: Considering the amount of energy required to produce animal-based foods and goods, should humans change their habits so they consume products closer to the bottom of the food chain because it is more efficient?

Crazy Student: A CHANGE OF DIET

You do not need to stop eating meat, just stop eating cows, they are very destructive.

They are not natural animals but are an invention of man.

Their feet and weight compact the ground and raise the salt to the surface.

They change the natural pampas grasses because of their limited preferences and they consume a lot of water.

If not carefully managed, they over graze and kill the grass by eating it down to the roots.

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Ha Ha, I get a good laugh every time! Keep in mind that these have not been doctored or edited in any way and as a bonus fact, they were not even written by the same person! So I know that there are at least two crazy people in my class. You know what they say..."These things always happen in threes." We'll see.