(November 2, 2013 at 1:51 pm)CleanShavenJesus Wrote:(October 31, 2013 at 11:22 pm)ChildOfReason Wrote: If children are taught to reason through things mathematically like this, they will decide that they are atheists.
You say this like it's a good thing. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but it's not a good thing either.
This isn't some sort of battle for childrens' minds. I couldn't care less if kids are Christian, atheist, or fucking Taoist. It just isn't fair for public schooling to put such an emphasis on one major religion, since it's clealry indoctrination.
Well, I don't think children should be taught directly ¨there is no god¨, but rather, they should be taught critical and logical methods of thinking. If such a thing is taught, religion might slowly die off without violence.
¨I contend that we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you. When you understand why you dismiss all other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.¨
