12.05.07
“Nothing Predated Christians”
In a show of what can only be called continued, and blissful, ignorance, Sherri Shepherd of The View continues to be an example of how American education fails its students. She makes a good case for more, and better, teaching of history and science.
But thank the heavens for Whoopi Goldberg, who gently tries to guide Sherri into a more educated path. Whoopi often fails because it is clear that Sherri will not be guided, especially when it comes to matters of her Christian faith.
And it all started with a discussion of Epicurus and his definition of happiness, which somehow evolved into a discussion of religion (or rather, Christianity) in which Sherri showed her ignorance again by saying nothing predated Christians. Further, she argued, the Greeks knew about Christians because they threw the Christians to the lions.
This is a teachable moment, but the student needs to be willing to listen. Yes Sherri, there was a time when the Christ hadn’t been born and Christianity didn’t exist and Epicurus predated Christianity.
I certainly hope there was further discussion backstage afterwards in an attempt to make Sherri understand the meaning of BC and AD, or as I prefer BCE and CE.