Morality

[vulcanlogician]

"Evil" isn't something coming from an invisible super villain. It does not take old mythology to recognize monsters. 

I never suggested any of the above, but that good and evil is a matter of truth, not social consensus. To say that the holocaust is evil, is to say that 1+1 = 2, and not like saying those shoes look good on you.

Ignorance is what keeps people living in the past. Education is what helps humanity progress.

Education helps you to be economically successful, the degree in which it influences and shapes your moral character, is pretty minimal. Parents hoping that teachers or universities will positively contribute to the moral shaping of their children, will find themselves disappointed.

These are Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral growth. Notice that the lowest level of moral thinking is obedience--- fear of punishment/seeking of rewards. This is what most religions emphasize-- lower level, egoistic morality. (obedience to God, fear of Hell etc.) AT BEST, religion conveys morality at the conventional level, where a moral agent adopts guidelines from the encompassing society or culture. This is morality based on conformity.

But moral thinking can go beyond that. Notice that the highest levels of moral thinking involve abstraction and sometimes transcends societal thinking. THIS morality isn't about avoidance of punishment or conformity. Higher education, in particular can equip individuals with the intellectual tools to perform such abstractions. Hence, education can be beneficial for a moral agent in this regard.

And just because you mentioned math...