(July 18, 2010 at 9:21 am)Godhead Wrote: Darwinian -
Ok what about having guest speakers go to schools and debate with each other (theist V atheist), while the kids observe and ask questions, or even join in if they wish?
Why? Why not have political debates or debates based on musical taste or artistic preference or anything else? What's so special about religion?
Religion seems to have a vastly over inflated position of its own self importance in today's society and because of this seems to think it has the right to impose itself as the core of our lives and also in our schools.
I think we should follow the Australian example where many schools don't even teach religion.