The Conservapedia on Evolution

[ponderingturtle]

I love it when people talk like nobody's able to tell if Patriot Bible University is really a diploma mill. If I wasn't so lazy, I'd go buy a Doctorate.

No you can do better. You can buy accreditation from the same source as it does and see if you can award Phd.'s in atheism.

 

[quixotecoyote]

Do you have a citation for that?

I suppose that the issue will depend on the definition of a course. Patriot's not being an accredited school allows them to define "course" any way they want.

True enough, but there's no way to tell without actually taking it. I just looked at their website and the amount of coursework advertised is equal to the coursework advertised for my Missouri State Univeristy MA in Communications. Now Patriot is unaccredited, which is a huge mark against it, but I've seen nothing to show it's easy. One might have to do a lot of hard work bible-thumping before getting the degree. I know it said the final requirement was a 150 page dissertation.

 

[thaiboxerken]

Someone, please, tell me that conservapedia is just a parody site. Please do it without fabrication, please!!

 

[thaiboxerken]

I find it interesting that conservapedia has a daily bible verse in the main page. I'm not suprised by it though.

 

[ChristineR]

I was curious enough to poke around. To graduate from Patriot with a B.A. you need 64 courses or 128 credits. The course guide suggest that you can finish a typical course in 3 weeks if you study for 4.5 hours a week. They also suggest that some students can finish three courses a month.

To graduate from a typical four year college you need 128 credits spread over 8 semesters. Using 16 week semesters and the rule of thumb that one credit represents one class hour and three study hours each week, two college credits equates to 96 hours of study, as opposed to less than 15 hours at Patriot University. There doesn't appear to be any teacher interaction, just a workbook and a test.

Reference:
http://www.patriotuniversity.org/uploaded/UndergradStudentGuide.pdf

 

[joesixpack]

Well, Kevin, perhaps you could explain how Evil-ution resulted in the tree octopus.

Unequivocal evidence of a designer.



I'm learning a LOT from this site.

Sadly, the tree octopus is gone. Extinct, I suppose. Did the Lord call them all home?

 

[Mosquito]

I think you're unfair to third graders. Surely they would not start an article with:
"The continent south of Europe and south-east[citation needed] of Asia."
Gotta love the way someone inserted that "citation needed" though.

I think "citation needed" would be a very natural request for that spesific piece of information, don't you?


Mosquito - thinking that geography is a natural no-pass subject for Evilution-deniers