no, at nikki. The people that used to drop Intro to Philosophy courses either A) hated all the abstract language and high-falutin' terms -- or the insistence that you, y'know, DEFEND your arguments; or B) were actively distressed and angered by the notion of moral relativism when it came up.
I never dropped it, it was a required course. I have no problem defending arguments or using abstract language, and I'm not a moron.
I hated it because my professor was an idiot who spent two class periods discussing whether the lights in the room were off or on. Because you know, how do we know what's on and what's off? Or better yet..
When you close the fridge door, does the light go off?
Yes. You can watch it as you close it or push the switch yourself.
How do you know it doesn't only go off when you're watching it or pressing the switch? How do you know it doesn't go off as it closes, then comes right back on?
My professor put a videocamera in his fridge to see if the light stayed off. Of course it did. But then, does it only stay off when you're watching it or when there's a video camera in the fridge?
I will owe an obscene amount of money in student loans when I graduate. I don't want to spend that money pondering whether the lights in the room are on or off, or debating about the light in my fridge.
