It's not so much debate, but I discuss philosophy with my 14 year old son. He's a Christian, though neither of us attempt to push our viewpoints. We just discuss.
He's actually questioning whether or not he believes in the biblical God, pretty much all on his own, after learning what actually is in the Bible. He largely came to that on his own, however - I can take no credit for it. We had a discussion today, he is struggling with the problem of evil and I tried to honestly represent theistic positions on the matter as well as my own, and left it to him to decide for himself.
I think it's worthwhile but not to the point of taking advantage of a developing intellect.
(As an aside, I was very pleased to learn that they teach basic logic and critical thinking at his school, despite the local area being largely rural and religious.)
He's actually questioning whether or not he believes in the biblical God, pretty much all on his own, after learning what actually is in the Bible. He largely came to that on his own, however - I can take no credit for it. We had a discussion today, he is struggling with the problem of evil and I tried to honestly represent theistic positions on the matter as well as my own, and left it to him to decide for himself.
I think it's worthwhile but not to the point of taking advantage of a developing intellect.
(As an aside, I was very pleased to learn that they teach basic logic and critical thinking at his school, despite the local area being largely rural and religious.)
