"no, no, you're ignorant for not being open-minded. maybe thales was right, and every inanimate object does have a spirit. how do you know that that chair doesn't have a spirit? and how do you know that it isn't evil? and how do you know that evil spirits don't like burning sage? you just need to expand yourself to different possibilities.

you bigot."

gee.

i guess that's a reasonable, well thought out position.  isn't it? shouldn't we all respect this deeply thought through position? i mean, isn't science supposed to be skeptical?

i guess that's it, then.

i'm just a big racist. i need to expand my horizons, to let go of my ignorance of the chair-spirits, the desk-spirits, etc and open my eyes to the broader spirit world.

sorry.

(it actually sounds to me like the teacher should have her license revoked and be sent to a psychiatric ward.)