Real classes!

In theory, I had 5 classes in my first two days. In practice, I had 1. The last one I'm signed up for, cell bio, doesn't start until the end of November and is an intensive, 8-hour/week course. I will end up dropping two classes. So, let's see how the ones I supposedly had went:

1) Sociology of Education
--Canceled because the first years had orientation stuff instead.

2) Anthro of Religion
-business as usual

3) Distribution of Power in the Modern Age
--Prof never showed up.

4) History of Ancient Philosophy
--Found out it was in a different building, spent 45 minutes looking for that building, didn't want to walk in half an hour late.

5) Intro to Traditional Music from Around the World
--Prof never showed up.

...Welcome to Spain, along with a dash of silly international student not knowing where to go.

So, Anthro of Religion! That seemed alright. I realized that it might not be the right class for me. As an atheist antitheist, I struggle with what drives people to religion and how adamantly they defend it despite the ever growing bodies of knowledge that fly in the face of traditional beliefs. I also don't buy live and let live and defend my choice to respectfully confront religious people about their beliefs, because when people base votes on religious principles, it affects me whether or not they're in my face about it. I don't understand how religious moderates defend cherrypicking the aspects of the religion that suit them. (Et cetera, cutting myself off before this turns into a novel-length rant on religion.) But I think I'm done. I spent about three hours a week during my freshman year of college discussing religion and everything related, and have had that simmering in my head since. I get it: lightning was inexplicable so had to be a supernatural being, thousands of years later we understand lighting but comfort and familial indoctrination make it difficult to break the cycle. I like to present my perspective to religious people in appropriate situations, but I'm not sure I care about studying it in what is guaranteed to be an obnoxiously PC academic setting.