Precalculus for Christian Schools

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If you’re curious what they’re teaching down there in Greenville, S.C., check out the Readings section of the December issue of Harper’s magazine. “Original Sine” is an excerpt from "Precalculus for Christian Schools," a textbook published by Bob Jones University. The book aims to help students “conform their thinking to biblical precepts.” Here are samples:

“Carl Friedrich Gauss first proved the fundamental theorem of algebra. There are many fundamental theorems: of arithmetic, calculus, and so on. These are so ‘fundamental’ that many other theorems are derived from them. In the Bible, there are also fundamentals, without which Christianity would not exist—the deity of Christ, His substitutionary atonement, and the inspiration of the Bible, to name a few.”

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[EstimatedProphet]

1. Of course

Algebra has fundamental principles
Algebra is true
Christianity also has fundamental principles
Therefore, Christianity is true.
QED
It's so obvious!

[Abelman]

2. Of course

You're a genuis!

[Anakin Skywalker]

6. You Gotta Love Faith-Based Logic!

:) Too rich.

[Aristus]

3. Do they teach that algebra was invented by an Arab muslim?

Probably not.

[progressiveBadger]

4. And this is why Bob Jones University isn't accredited n/t

[baldguy]

5. How about Pythagarous?

The Greeks discovered most of these suppsedly "biblical" theorems before the bible was even thought of. I guess logic isn't part of a christian education.