Watching this episode made me more than sad because I know that in Anatomy I will have to watch or participate in dissection. I truly feel that I won’t be able to in good faith, do that. It’s sad that my beliefs and lack of other options could stand in the way of a career I would be good at.

Dissection should be a choice in high school, but a college course in anatomy?
Come on, you had to see that coming.

As a vegan and animal rights supporter I am not for animal dissection but if she (Gallyer) felt so strongly about it she should not have taken the class, nor given in and did it when she felt pressured.

And when did humans become a super-species? We are the same as all other animals (or mammals I guess) we just have over-inflated egos

peace

Vehemently opposing views that cause violence and prejudice is a good thing.

Respectfully disagreeing with someone else’s beliefs is fine and encourages public discussion.

Ridiculing someone else’s beliefs, especially when those beliefs do not affect you, is intolerance.

Personally, I wonder what professions health science majors end up in, and if dissecting cats is really all that valuable to them.

I also wonder if Ms. Gallyer ever took high school biology. We dissected baby pigs in ours.

Silly ideas should not be tolerated just because someone believes them. What about those who think black people are dumb and violent? Should we respect those opinions and BELIEFS? Everyone gets so caught up about BELIEFS like we can think no wrong. Well we believe wrong sometimes. There is a wrong answer: Humans are not animals.

Religion, although BS, is usually fine. Things get tricky when people start ignoring common sense because of it — the earth being a few thousand years old, etc. Just read Leviticus for tons of great laughs. Women on their period – that chair you sat on is unclean until evening!!

I agree with gm. Don’t foist you’re views on others, and others won’t foist their views on you.

If you are going to take the position that humans are animals just like others, fine. What you don’t need to do is ridicule the religious views of others as “mumbo jumbo.” Make your argument based on your own beliefs.

We are humans, but humans are also ANIMALS. We are mammals, to be more accurate.

Think what you want about religious mumbo-jumbo, but we have legs, blood, lungs, brains, hair, just like other mammals, which are ANIMALS. I know you think you’re so darn special that you somehow get to avoid animal status, but get over yourself!

Humanity’s a big mistake!! We weren’t meant to do all this crap! But noooo we had to go develop big brains and language.

Way to go, world!! I hope you’re happy.

“Humans ARE animals. I wish people would at least use the language correct.”

Speak for yourself because I AM NOT an animal, I am a HUMAN BEING. God created one to dominate the other for a reason and the soul has everything to do with it! Animals don’t worry about being a “good horsey” “doggy, or “kitty” so they can go to animal heaven – (or animal hell for that matter). GET REAL – THEY ARE ANIMALS!!

“I wish people would at least use the language correct.”

So do I. It’s “correctly.”

TWO: the value of the animals is of little value to students not getting into vet. medicine

THREE: students know full well what they’re getting into when they elect to enroll in anatomy labs

Humans are different than every other animal for many reasons, but the “SOUL” has nothing to do with it. It’s called language and bipedal locomotion.

And everyone knows it comes down to cuteness. If horses were any uglier and were less useful, they’d be dinner!