(November 27, 2014 at 7:19 pm)Rhythm Wrote: So... no additional insights as to why teaching atheism to children would be different than teaching biology? You're not worried about the cult of biology, or that by teaching children biology we might be teaching them that this is the only correct way to think?
Under a certain age, children wouldn't grasp the concept of atheism. There's a difference between teaching them about nature and how it came to be and abstract concepts.
That's why I said, it's easier to put religious ideas in their heads because they play to their natural inclination to miracles and fantasy stuff. It's much harder for atheism, since it has no such things to offer. And I wouldn't even try below a certain age, since it might bore them and ultimately make them turn their backs on the concept.
Just make them ask questions. That's usually the best approach.