(July 14, 2016 at 5:41 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: Two things with regard to the parts I bolded: First, yeah, no kidding you shouldn't teach religion to children who haven't reached the age of reason, but why does 'God' get a pass? Oh wait, it has something to do with them not having reached the age of reason, no? Get 'em while they're young and believe in things like invisible friends . . . is that the angle?Religion is a complicated subject and not easy to comprehend, even for adults. The concept of God is a simple concept to grasp.
Quote:Second, in what possible sense is the alleged truth of Christianity similar to a principle that is not universally shared (e.g., racism is bad)? Yours is the religion supposedly grounded in historical 'fact'. You either have the evidentiary goods or you don't. While you're sharing this 'truth' with your kids, are you making any effort to expose them to the actual scholarly consensus on what is established fact versus what is merely claimed, or are you willing to queer the 'evidence' you present to them?
The concepts of christianity are not universally accepted and the concepts of racism are not universally accepted.
You don't even know what evidence I accept. Maybe I accept much of the same evidence that you do. Secondly, I've found that there is very little consensus among scholars. Thirdly, I'm honest with my kids.
