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Rob asks: Has anything happened recently that's made you laugh? Share your stories with us - we need the joy.

(, Thu 6 Dec 2012, 12:07)
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I once took an Psychology course
Just before the start of the first seminar of one particular subject, I overheard some of my fellow students chatting. One said "I'm going to have real difficulties with this subject, I just don't believe in it." Whilst the others were nodding sympathetically, I butted in with a "Yes, I know what you mean, Evolutionary Psychology seems like Just-So storytelling; someone notices a behaviour and comes up with a fanciful explanation of how it might have be adaptive."
My fellow students looked at me with a mixture of bemusement and disdain, then turned back to their conversation. Another student continued (directed at the first) "I know exactly what you mean. Evolution is just a theory and anyway everyone knows it's not really true so why do we have to study a whole subject about this nonsense."

I did one of those embarrassing snorty-cough laughs of disbelief.

So, a group of 6 students, all with UK university undergraduate degrees, none of whom appeared to believe in Evolution, let alone Natural Selection.
(, Thu 13 Dec 2012, 10:33, 1 reply)
Fucking hell
is all I have to say
(, Thu 13 Dec 2012, 11:05, closed)

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