RE: 100 Facts Every Atheist Teen Must Know
August 29, 2011 at 6:18 pm
(This post was last modified: August 29, 2011 at 6:21 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:Religion, in my opinion, is a problem. A big, big problem.
In MY opinion, that attitude is simplistic and ignorant. It is not a position I will argue with you.
I repeat; atheism is about belief,not knowledge. There is no specific knowledge of any kind one needs to be an atheist. It's up to parents to decide what their kids 'need' to learn,not some stranger on the internet with an attitude.
Quote:I would prefer reading what you would do to improve the 100 Facts book (aside from burning it).
I'm sure you would,perhaps I and others have not been clear: Your little effort HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ATHEISM and everything to do with your personal beliefs/world view. EG I'd teach teenage kids Marx, Sun Tzu and Voltaire, get them to read Darwin,plus the major sacred books as PART of their education.. I would want them to decide for themselves what to believe or not. I would consider it my obligation to give them the information to make an informed choice. I would not have the arrogance to teach anyone that I KNOW any truth or insist that they accept MY world view..
I would teach these things AS A SKEPTIC, not as an atheist..Nor would I poison my children's minds with facile,fatuous generalistions about religion.
Bored now.