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Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman
In the 'Enlightenment' of the 18th Century, the view was formed that there is such a thing as truth to be uncovered and error to be exposed, by means of the application of the human mind to the observation of the world and to the creation of rational, causal, materialistic and logical explanation.
But today, a philosophy called post-modernism, that was created by some fairly wacky French philosophers such as Derrida, has infected all of our educational systems. It is what they teach our schoolteachers at teacher's college, and it is now mandatory, even in many university courses.
Post modernists believe that all statements are of equal worth and truth, because every statement made by a human is 'true', at least from the standpoint of the person making it.
Thus, we have a Rock'n'Roll unit currently being taught at an Australian university which is regarded as being completely equivalent to a course about the music of Mozart.
(I have nothing against the latest "Rock song"..... but Mozart is still listened to after hundreds of years, and the mean listening life of a rock song is extremely short!!)
We have people in English classes studying text messages, because this is thought to be as valuable as Shakespeare.
And I read that our universities must now incorporate 'aboriginal knowledge' into all of their curricula, as this is thought to be every bit as true as scientific hypotheses.
(for instance, tribal cultures believe that sickness is not caused by material causes, but instead is invariably caused by witchcraft!!)
(furthermore, 'aboriginal knowledge' teaches that the landscape was made by creator spirits moving across the landscape rather than by geological processes!!)
It is no wonder that many people today are totally confused about what is real and what is not!!!
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I have no problems with the education system involving "esoteric" subjects provided these subjects are presented in a correct perspective and not passed off as alternatives to mainstream subjects.
For example if people want to learn about intelligent design, it should be taught as a religion subject not as science subject which it clearly isn't.
Regards
Steven