normalperson: normalperson: You know, every time some controversial issue comes up in the news, like the so-called oil spill (where’s the oil on shore?), or intelligent design (should be mainstream thought, if you ask me), or abortion (aka murder of pre-born Americans), or darwinist theory (a Nazi favorite) we get some smart alec telling us what to think because that’s what the “scientific consensus” is. In other words, all “scientists” agree on this. But who are scientists? Scientists are just certain close-minded people that indoctrinate one another into a certain mode of thinking. Most of them are unstable personalities who do not believe in the Lord or the afterlife, and thus recognize no punishment for their ungodly actions. They are mostly untra-liberal, mostly belligerently atheist, mostly anti-human (or, as they would say, pro-“environment”), proudly anti-business, anti-life (i.e. pro-death), and all they do is leech money from the rest of us (via government taxes) to do their useless and frequently perverted mental gymnastics. Are these the people that are minding the store? Are these the people that you will trust with judging what to do with anything? I say scientists are not to be trusted. They are a biased bunch of libs, and most of them are perverts, too. Don’t trust scientists. Trust the Lord. The Lord is not biased (how can He be?). The Lord always knows what to do. The Lord will surely tell us, when He thinks the time is right and we are ready to partake of His infinite knowledge. Trust the Lord in everything. Scientists? Thanks, but no, thanks.

I generally laugh at intellectuals. They think they are so smart,but common sense usually escapes them.

My daughter has autism,and I used to have to go to IEP meetings when she was in High School. At one meeting, I expressed that I wanted Audrey to be prepared to go to college to get a degree. The head of the Exceptional Children dept. (the PC version of Special Education) turned to me and said, “Sir, I’m not sure you realize that your daughter’s impairment is such,that she will probably never be ready for college. We recommend a Vocational Course of Study.”

I responded to her with tact and restraint. “I don’t agree. If we tell her she cannot succeed, she won’t even try. Let’s set her up the best we can, and let her determine her own path,” I said.

“Sir, you don’t seem to comprehend what we are trying to tell you. She won’t make it in College.”

I sighed deeply to compose myself,as I was becoming agitated. “That is your opinion and I don’t agree. I want my daughter to have all the opportunity the others have. Please adhere to my wishes and put Audrey on a College Course of Study.”

She had the audacity to look me in the eyes and say, “Mr.Myers, I’m sorry but I cannot in good conscience recommend what you ask for. I intend to offer Audrey a vocational program designed to help her fit in a world she will have a chance of succeeding in.”

I replied, “That will never do. What gives you the idea that you can make a parent’s decision without regard for the parent’s wishes?”

She sat up straight. She leaned toward me, hands clasped together, and condescendingly said, “Sir, I have a PHD in Education and specialize in Student’s with Disabilities. I believe that my assessment of the situation dictates my decision,and I am far more qualified than you to make that decision.” She sat back,“Why, you don’t even have a degree.”

Now, I was fuming. I said,“So you think you are more intelligent than me? Well, Ms.________, can you build a house?”

“No”, she said.

“Can you rebuild the engine in your car?”

“Not, Really.”

I continued, “If your computer crashes, can you rebuild it?”

“No.”

“Can you play the Guitar?”

“No.”

“Can you paint a Seascape in the Sunset?”

“If my tomato plants need fertilizer, would I do better with a 20-20-20 or a 5-50-17 formula?”

“I don’t know,” she said. “What’s your point?”

“I can do all those things,and more. So,where I live, I am smarter than you are. When they gave you that degree, did they open up your head and pour in more ‘smarts’. No, so intelligence is relative, don’t you think?”

A silence filled the room. “I know more about Audrey than you will ever know. Abide my wishes, or I’ll seek assistance elsewhere.” She told me that I had to accept her evaluation,because that was what was going to happen.

I got a lawyer and sued the school, the school system and her for violating Audrey’s right to an education. I won, and upon exiting, I saw her standing there, so I said, “I’m not as stupid as you thought I was,now am I ?”

Audrey will receive her AA degree after next semester she has a 3.4 GPA. She finished HS on a College Course of Study 55th in a class of 456. She plans to be a prosecuting attorney.

My point in all of this, is that scientists are not always right. I believe that God has blessed my daughter and it is because of Him that she will succeed, not her teachers.