(October 17, 2009 at 10:17 am)Eilonnwy Wrote: Well now you're getting into absolute certainty, which is not possible, and I agree. But in general, that's not the way they mean it and you know it. They're perfectly happy using what science is available to them and when it conflicts with their world view, they ignore it.
Wow. Has this subject changed or what?
You said: "This is why many people home school their children, so they won't learn science."
I said: "I was wondering how many home school families you know personally." (and yes I did say this hoping to see if you had any basis for your statement)
You respond by indicating that you personally know one person that was home schooled but not for religious reason. And then you say: "However, it's a well documented fact that many children are home schooled for religious reasons." (I agree, by the way, that that is the reason why many home school.)
Are you suggesting that everyone who home schools for "religious reasons" doesn't want their children to learn science? If so, that is quite a leap based on one aquaintance that your reasoning doesn't apply to and a short video that it could be argued that you are taking what the lady said out of context. Maybe you should find someone who home schools their children for "religious reasons" (I personally hate the phrase "religious" when applied to Christianity the way I see it, but I know how it is being used so I live with it. But that is another conversation.) and ask them if they really want their children not to learn science. By the way...if you don't want to look very far, you can ask me. My wife and I have homeschooled for the past 17 years and you probably would consider our reasons "religious" ones.
