I found the second comment to be deeply disturbing:
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"I just saw the presentation of your documentary in one of my writing classes where we were discussing the difference between opinion and belief. In my entire educational experience I have never seen a more convincing piece of evidence, which disregards the American pride of being the first to land on the moon. And I agree that many of our beliefs are false as we need a scientific approach to prove our them. Spread the word. The world ought to know the truth!" Angad (CA)
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There are several things that disturbed me. First, that some teacher thinks it's appropriate to use political dreck like Sibrel's "film" in a classroom defies what the many teachers in my family believe about ethics. You're supposed to teach the kids how to think on their own, not pour garbage like that into their heads. (Sibrel and his ilk, despite their claims of bringing the truth to light, do more to *hinder* free thought than anyone else in America, in my opinion.)
Secondly, I'm disturbed that a student in a
writing class use such appallingly poor writing. I have a degree in English, and while I'm the first to admit I screw up from time to time, there's a degree of laziness in that quote that should leave Angad's teachers ashamed. "Disregards the American pride"? "To prove our them"? Perhaps this explains a great deal, both about our educational system and about the growing popularity of this conspiracy theory.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: calliarcale on 2002-11-15 13:41 ]</font>