[–] niggerfaggot1488 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Same thing happened to me when I said the male platypus was venomous in third grade.
[–] Damnpasswords 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I got on my sixth grade history teacher's shitlist for disputing the idea that "rivers naturally flow south".
[–] Dibgick 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
This happened to me too. They called my parents in and after the situation was explained they demanded the retarded teacher to be fired. Then took me for ice cream.
My father always told me I should only bend my knee before God and no other being. We are all equal and I should always question authority figures.
Today my critical and independent way of thinking is regarded as an attitude problem my father is very proud of.
[–] altreptiles 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
This does seem a little unlikely, but I have had a teacher tell me before that ancient romans thought that tomatoes were evil. Which is complete bullshit because tomatoes are from the americas. I totally believe that out in the boons somewhere this could happen.
[–] SecularPenguinist 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
I went to a Catholic elementary school and was made to go sit out in the hall because I defied a nun who insisted that dinosaurs and humans lived side by side. I was quite the dinosaur enthusiast as a kid and knew what I was talking about. This led to an important shift in my thinking that authority figures aren't infallible. So for that I thank you sister.
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[–] WhiteTigerScream ago
I mean, good on you for having a differing viewpoint, but do you have anything to back that theory up? Most of the evidence points to the contrary, do you have a rationale for why that is? I'd be interested to hear it. (not sarcasm, I'm big on cryptids and such things).
[–] SecularPenguinist ago
The fossil evidence does not support your assertion. Prior to scientific inquiry humans relied on myths to describe their world, we simply did not have the tools necessary to reach informed conclusions. As time went on our understanding of the world grew exponentially and we progressed far beyond what previous generations could have possibly imagined. Unfortunately we still lack a complete picture and the less critically minded among us find more comfort in mythology than evidence.