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RE: In the country I'm in now religion is still taught in schools
July 6, 2014 at 11:25 pm
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RE: In the country I'm in now religion is still taught in schools
July 8, 2014 at 8:22 am
When I moved to Edmonton, Alberta between grades 10 and 11 I was hugely recruited by 2 schools. One was a top end football (american football ha) school with like 2/3 provincial championships in the past 5 years and the other was an also ran that was almost last in the league every year. I chose the also ran since the "top end" school was a christian school. I knew I'd never graduate from the "top end" school since I would never never never pass the religion class since I spend the entire time making fun of the "teacher" for his bs. I seriously CANNOT believe that it is still allowed in "first world" countries to have schools full of mere propaganda for an invisible sky god.
The world will be a better place when all religion is relegated to the status of Egyptian Gods (interesting factoids in history). I hope to see the day, although I likely won't live that long 
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July 8, 2014 at 8:24 am
(July 8, 2014 at 8:22 am)Holden Caulfield Wrote: When I moved to Edmonton, Alberta between grades 10 and 11 I was hugely recruited by 2 schools. One was a top end football (american football ha) school with like 2/3 provincial championships in the past 5 years and the other was an also ran that was almost last in the league every year. I chose the also ran since the "top end" school was a christian school. I knew I'd never graduate from the "top end" school since I would never never never pass the religion class since I spend the entire time making fun of the "teacher" for his bs. I seriously CANNOT believe that it is still allowed in "first world" countries to have schools full of mere propaganda for an invisible sky god.
The world will be a better place when all religion is relegated to the status of Egyptian Gods (interesting factoids in history). I hope to see the day, although I likely won't live that long
What if I told you can be an atheist and be well informed about every religion? Actually knowing religions is a great mean to become an atheist...
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July 8, 2014 at 8:32 am
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(July 8, 2014 at 8:24 am)Blackout Wrote: What if I told you can be an atheist and be well informed about every religion? Actually knowing religions is a great mean to become an atheist...
An actual religion class in a "secular" university type environment is hugely interesting. A christian propaganda class taught at a christian school is what I'm talking about. Damn straight I'd never pass since I would be constantly calling out all the fallacies in christianity which they would never accept.
I am very well informed on most mainstream religions. I've read the bible, know plenty of things about quran, buddhism, etc. I actually find taoism to be very interesting since it has many very critical life lessons in it's teachings although I'd never subscribe to the religion.
My point in that post was that it was a christian school that was teaching christianity. Which I would just constantly make fun of because it's terrible (do you support slavery? Cause the bible does). I could never pass their class since I would never be able to support their propaganda which is just false.
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July 8, 2014 at 8:39 am
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(July 8, 2014 at 8:32 am)Holden Caulfield Wrote: (July 8, 2014 at 8:24 am)Blackout Wrote: What if I told you can be an atheist and be well informed about every religion? Actually knowing religions is a great mean to become an atheist...
An actual religion class in a "secular" university type environment is hugely interesting. A christian propaganda class taught at a christian school is what I'm talking about. Damn straight I'd never pass since I would be constantly calling out all the fallacies in christianity which they would never accept.
I am very well informed on most mainstream religions. I've read the bible, know plenty of things about quran, buddhism, etc. I actually find taoism to be very interesting since it has many very critical life lessons in it's teachings although I'd never subscribe to the religion.
My point in that post was that it was a christian school that was teaching christianity. Which I would just constantly make fun of because it's terrible (do you support slavery? Cause the bible does). I could never pass their class since I would never be able to support their propaganda which is just false.
That's easy as fuck, just follow their view, I have university professors that indirectly impose their doctrine on law, basically if they are a communist you must agree, if they are nationalists you must agree, if you think differently than them even if you support a major doctrine with lots of arguments behind it they fail you. That's one of the basis to survive in college. Of course some professors are rational and do not impose their views on others. WHen this happens just pretend you follow their ideology, yes it's hypocritical but if I didn't do that I'd probably have failed half my first year and about 3/4 of my second year in law school
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July 8, 2014 at 8:45 am
(July 8, 2014 at 8:39 am)Blackout Wrote: That's easy as fuck, just follow their view, I have university professors that indirectly impose their doctrine on law, basically if they are a communist you must agree, if they are nationalists you must agree, if you think differently than them even if you support a major doctrine with lots of arguments behind it they fail you. That's one of the basis to survive in college. Of course some professors are rational and do not impose their views on others. WHen this happens just pretend you follow their ideology, yes it's hypocritical but if I didn't do that I'd probably have failed half my first year and about 3/4 of my second year in law school
See with regards to religion I just couldn't do it. I could not even pretend to believe in their sky god, not even for the grades.
I've never been to law school so I can't begin to understand where you're coming from but in terms of a high school religion course I know for a fact a 15 year old me would have exposed their hypocrisy and gotten an F. And I would (and to be honest still would) be proud of that F.
Which again is why I chose the public school with the terrible team. I'd rather be a nobody on a terrible team sticking to my principles than a star on a championship team that was a huge hypocrite. It was the choice I made and I stand by it to this day.
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RE: In the country I'm in now religion is still taught in schools
July 8, 2014 at 9:02 am
(July 8, 2014 at 8:45 am)Holden Caulfield Wrote: (July 8, 2014 at 8:39 am)Blackout Wrote: That's easy as fuck, just follow their view, I have university professors that indirectly impose their doctrine on law, basically if they are a communist you must agree, if they are nationalists you must agree, if you think differently than them even if you support a major doctrine with lots of arguments behind it they fail you. That's one of the basis to survive in college. Of course some professors are rational and do not impose their views on others. WHen this happens just pretend you follow their ideology, yes it's hypocritical but if I didn't do that I'd probably have failed half my first year and about 3/4 of my second year in law school
See with regards to religion I just couldn't do it. I could not even pretend to believe in their sky god, not even for the grades.
I've never been to law school so I can't begin to understand where you're coming from but in terms of a high school religion course I know for a fact a 15 year old me would have exposed their hypocrisy and gotten an F. And I would (and to be honest still would) be proud of that F.
Which again is why I chose the public school with the terrible team. I'd rather be a nobody on a terrible team sticking to my principles than a star on a championship team that was a huge hypocrite. It was the choice I made and I stand by it to this day.
And you made a good decision. But in private school you don't really have an option if it's religiously oriented.
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