tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768427843914361308.post2135662488761446285..comments2023-11-30T07:41:49.496-08:00Comments on Honest Ab: Evolution and Related Topics: The Teachable MomentHonest Abhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251012809906602547noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768427843914361308.post-16272215972335209302013-03-11T07:31:09.162-07:002013-03-11T07:31:09.162-07:00Could not agree with you more; this was a missed o...Could not agree with you more; this was a missed opportunity. The last time I taught a large lecture class of intro biology, a creationist student interrupted with such a question. And I asked, "Did this type of question work when you were in high school?" Then I explained that he was now in the big leagues and things worked differently here because I know how to answer such questions. And I took the 15 mins necessary to point out the flaws, the mistaken assumptions, and indeed what the science actually said. It was time well spent and he didn't try to interject creationism again.The Phytophactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064894836161407416noreply@blogger.com