Teaching Religion To Children vs Science - Atheist Experience 573

What's the harm in teaching children religious beliefs? Jen Peeples and Matt Dillahunty host this clip from The Atheist Experience #573 - http://www.atheist-experience.com

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[IdidThisForYouToSee]

Matt "I don't dogmatically cling to anything" =Bullshit

[village1diot]

If it is bullshit, then explain yourself. Don't just make a claim and expect anyone to take it serious.

Or are you just being an asshole again?

Most likely it's the latter.

[pranays]

I totally agree with her on the proving the bible facts. They use science to prove the biblical time line; then when Indian and Germans used that same science to disprove the Aryan invasion myth they denied it, but still teach a myth proven wrong since before the 1920`s.

We know nothing about the true history of mankind and our planet thanks to these influences. Even today they will only allow so much room for change; keeping the history of man compressed to within the Religious time frames.

[1tabligh]

@85Damix Even if the followers of a religious school of thought had no proofs for their claim, to conclude firmly and forcibly that non- being reigns beyond the sensory realm would be a non-scientific choice, based on imagination and speculation.

[85Damix]

@1tabligh Yes it's possible and it's called Casimir's effect. You're welcome.

[StinkyWizleteets]

Yes we now reject slavery, genocide, etc... all things

, Christianity endorses.

[lulle103]

Gravity is just a theory. I'll be off flying now.

[sarsfieldusmc]

@therock27374 I forgot to add the following point. A group may find another group a threat to their sociological group, even though that 'threat' isn't really a threat. "They are different so they are bad" mentality.

[therock27374]

@sarsfieldusmc

"I mean Christianity and other religions are a threat to your social group"

Christianity to an extent (as followers no longer kill apostates), also Islam. Various other religions like Jainism and Sikhism pose no threat nor do they wish to impose their religion onto us or in govt. When there's an ideology/group seeking to enforce its ways on others, it seems difficult to not appear as if you're demonising them, making your post pointless.

[therock27374]

@sarsfieldusmc

Unlike Christians and Muslims who justify the eternal suffering of non-believers, I would never justify the same treatment towards Christians and Muslims. "Demonising the enemy..." The ideology which muffles the innate morality we have to justify eternal torment for unbelievers is what should be demonised though I wonder how people could/would allow such ideologies to do such things to their morality. We've seen how dogmatic ideologies make people devalue the life of others.

[sarsfieldusmc]

@therock27374 Lol? Whats your point?