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In reply to the discussion: Why Sometimes Religion Should Be Criticized [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)14. Thanks so much! Here's the FULL quote, IN CONTEXT.
It seems to me that telling children that they really, really believe that people who sin are going to go to Hell and roast forever that your skin grows again when it peels off with burning it seems to me to be intuitively entirely reasonable that that is a worse form of child abuse, that will give more nightmares, that will give more genuine distress because they really believe.
So back to my question - teaching children that they will be tortured forever in horrible ways, do you think that's a good thing?
Two people who could hardly be called "friends" of mine in this group - okasha and Starboard Tack - both agree that teaching such a horrible concept is child abuse.
Do you agree with them or not?
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I suspect that he won't answer because, other than the constant whine that atheists are bigots,
mr blur
Feb 2013
#19
I agree that some atheists are bigots, especially Dawkins and his sycophants.
Starboard Tack
Feb 2013
#25
In other words, you believe that there should not be consequences for one's actions
Fortinbras Armstrong
Feb 2013
#27
No, I didn't say that, but you obviously have no comeback except to lie about what I did say
Fortinbras Armstrong
Feb 2013
#32
I believe Dawkins main sin is having 600,000 twitter followers and teaching them
dimbear
Feb 2013
#23