(January 29, 2015 at 11:57 am)watchamadoodle Wrote: If religion is a mental virus, then doesn't it make sense for people to try to eradicate that virus - just like the smallpox or polio viruses?
I think schools should give children the skills to defend their minds against the religious virus. That might seem like a war for atheism to theists. I don't know if this would be unconstitutional in the US or not. IMO, teaching atheism is not violating separation of church and state.
An institution with the purpose of education should be able to tell the children the truth. No politics involved, no "religious feelings" hurt. Just science without indoctrination.