Creationism in Science Class? | Reacteria

Forrest Valkai, a biologist who teaches science on the internet, embarks on a quest to endure videos from people who claim everything he studied in college is wrong. Will he be convinced by creationist claims? Or will he remain steadfast in his study of science? Let's find out!

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[samuelrosander]

"How can an African American person evolve from a white person? They're different skin!"
Aside from having it backwards...this says a lot about the culture that this kid grew up in, and it goes a long ways towards explaining why "we didn't get over" racism as a country.

[sigrid]

As an European it’s so hard to understand why creationism is even mentioned in American schools. If a teacher here in Denmark would teach creationism, it would cause a national uproar. 🇩🇰

[DarkDemonOfHel]

This is always so wild for me. Going to german schools all my live evolution was always handed as a fact in science class and religious believes were discussed in their own class. And those that didn‘t go to religion class, like myself, had their own class at the same time named ‚ethics‘. It was the best time to develop my critical thinking, hands down. We learned about so many cultures and religions, it was actually amazing. The class consisted of mostly children of muslim or buddhist families and a handful atheists. And then there was me with my mom being a jehovas witness. She didn‘t want me to learn about ‚false‘ religion and put me in ethics. Jokes on her, it only strengthened my thoughts of her being in a cult :D

[kyleryan]

I had a teacher in science who dealt with the issue of creationism by starting a class and saying, "I believe Gnomes cause gravity, prove me wrong". And every student tried to ask a question that should've proved that theory wrong, but he came up with an answer for every question no matter how challenging.

The exercise opened my eyes about belief

[deadchannel]

I went to a private Christian school in Canada. the only time I ever heard the word "evolution" in school was when my science teacher said "oh, this chapter is about evolution, just skip it." I have learned more about biology from the few videos of yours I've watched than I did in Bio 12. Thank you for making videos. I hope you know how important it is and how much it means to people like me.

[MeDecade]

This world needs more people like Forrest. His passion for teaching is infectious and his intellect is astonishing.

[captainsawbones]

Growing up, every science teacher I had was bland and unenthusiastic and didn't really teach - they just gave us worksheets, told us the answers were in our books, and told us to be quiet while they did their own thing. As a kid I was *fascinated* by multiple branches of science. How I dearly wish I'd had a teacher like you.

[zr_]

The fact of how upset you got with how the teacher handles and screws up children's questions really hit me. You reminded me of the literal dozens of young teachers/TAs who are just as passionate about teaching kids and helping them learn about the world. It's so wholesome and heartwarming to see

[Skywarped]

Hi, former Christian homeschooler here. I really really wish I had a science teacher like you growing up, I honestly feel like I have to catch up with science due to my education (or lack there of) in certain fields. Your videos are awesome and you have explained so much to me through them, I just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work. Keep it up ☺️

[gillifish]

I was never taught evolution due to being in private school, and they straight up LIED about so much history and science, it makes me want to pull my hair out from all the deconstructing I had to do

[tiggerpup_nz]

I couldn’t imagine being in a country where science teachers are scared of science.

[kathrynyoung]

I was homeschooled by young earth creationist. I am having to try to educate myself as an adult. Learn how to learn. I’m so far behind and I’m so angry at my parents for denying me an education. Thank you for making this content. It’s incredibly helpful.

[neekerbreeker]

I don't think my career as a chemist would have ever gotten started if I'd had science teachers like the one in the video clip. Thanks, Forrest, the world really needs what you're doing!

[landonholmes]

Just to show you how ridiculous this is imagine if your doctor was taught that cells is just a theory and instead it might just be witchcraft that keeps your body alive. Would you be comfortable going to that doctor? This shows why teaching science accurately is important

[JETAlone]

Giving creationism a "fair shake" would mean taking it apart and looking at how it works, not just shrugging saying "well that's what you believe so I guess that's the end of the conversation."

[fredjohnson]

Science teacher of 28 years in Idaho. Boggles my mind how threatening evolution is to many folks. While I’m sensitive to my student’s personal beliefs, I frequently remind them of the meaning of theory as it stands in science as opposed to everyday language, and that science is true regardless of what one “believes”. Thank you for your videos…inspiring!!

[mintybadger]

I have a 3rd grader and every morning, on our way to school, we chat about science and evolution. The questions she asks are just amazing. Kids need to know about this stuff.

[benneel]

There is probably at least one student in that classroom that had legit questions about evolution and wanted to learn but because the teacher and the majority of the other students were against it, they remained silent.

[MrNateSPF]

The good ole "I don't understand science so creationism is just as valid", and it's coming from the science teacher!

[BlobVanDam]

Australian here, and I'm glad to say that when our science teacher taught us evolution, he ripped into creationism hard.