RE: My girlfriend wants our kids introduced to "all major world religions"
May 4, 2012 at 2:25 pm
I don't see what the problem is. It'd be impractical to teach every religion in depth, but if you just covered a few different ones that'd be enough. As has already been mentioned covering the origins of these religions would be important too. There's no need to make any judgements regarding the religions you teach (ie; religion X is bad / bullshit), making factual observations is enough to inform a child, they don't need the 'truth' force-fed to them.
I think a well informed child is less likely to grow up religious personally. If I ever decided to have children I'd teach them critical thinking skills before any other subjects. They should know things like the difference between soundness and validity in arguments, as well as be able to identify common logical fallacies. Teaching a child how to teach themselves is going to make them unstoppable - but if you just teach them facts they become little more than databases rattling off details when prompted.
I think a well informed child is less likely to grow up religious personally. If I ever decided to have children I'd teach them critical thinking skills before any other subjects. They should know things like the difference between soundness and validity in arguments, as well as be able to identify common logical fallacies. Teaching a child how to teach themselves is going to make them unstoppable - but if you just teach them facts they become little more than databases rattling off details when prompted.
