(July 3, 2012 at 1:23 pm)dean211284 Wrote: But how do I go about making my son see sense without him showing up the teachers when he asks intelligent questions to whcih they wont be able to reply? I want him to do well at school and not be an outcast for being the only one to not believe the rubbish they teach.
You mentioned your kid was just about to enter school. I'm guessing this makes him 5 or so. This would be a tough age to have him question the teachers because he isn't yet old enough to have developed debating skills. Plus, a child that young would easily be intimidated by an authority figure such as a teacher.
I would ask him questions about what was taught in school that day and then gently ask if things like a man coming back ffrom the dead make sense to him. I'd try to get him to question on his own what is being taught in school. Of course, as the kid gets older he can become a little more vocal and he would have more of a base of knowledge to draw upon when dealing with religious nuts.
Quote:Why cant schools just teach children 'how' to think not 'what' to think?
Because that's not how religion works. I'm reminded of a phrase:
Science has qustions that may never be answered.
Religion has answers that may never be questioned.
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
