Opus 2024-388: More Than New Math

If you’ve been to the doctor’s office recently you may have noticed that everything has to be on the computer.  It makes you wonder what the doctors know and what they’ve simply learn to react to on the screen.  When you talk to them about things you’ve read, they don’t seem to have any idea what you’re talking about.  What they give you might generally relate to what was talked about and you’re reading, but doesn’t seem to be up to date.  It could be total ignorance on their part, or my part.  But it doesn’t give a satisfying feeling of knowing you’re talking to someone who is paying attention.

I think part of the reason is that in the new way of doing education there is less emphasis on actually learning the field of study.  We hear about medical students now having to spend time on gender studies, equality studies and multiculturalism.  Who knows what other kind of nonsense instead of actually studying medicine?

I experienced this in my own life in preparing to preach.  I went to seminary many years ago. When I was in seminary we had a requirement for a year a Greek.  That was much lower than previous generations of seminaries.  They were expected to actually know Greek.  We just had to get through a class.  We were expected to take a certain number of Bible classes and classes in theology and preaching.

Fast forward to modern seminaries, to the one I attended.  They have reduced drastically the number of classes in Bible and theology and instead of taking classes in sociology, psychology, counseling, and all the other things that are currently in vogue.  Is it any wonder that modern pastors are so into heresy and reviving pagan practices?  What can you expect when that’s what you prepare for.

So don’t be confused when your auto mechanic has no idea what that noise means.  Don’t expect the man who sells your groceries to know which type of apple will age better in your refrigerator.  Don’t expect your pastor to know anything about God.  And unfortunately, I’m not sure that your doctor knows much about medicine.

Results may vary.

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