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Related: About this forumPhysicist Lawrence Krauss on teaching creationism: It’s a form of child abuse
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Krauss noted that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently declined to say how old the Earth was, insisting it was one of the great mysteries. Krauss blasted the idea of teaching the Earth was 6,000 years old as some Christians believe rather than 4.55 billion years old.
If you think about that, somehow saying that, well, anything goes, we shouldnt offend religious beliefs by requiring kids to know to understand reality; thats child abuse, he said. And if you think about it, teaching kids or allowing the notion that the earth is 6,000 years old to be promulgated in schools is like teaching kids that the distance across the United States is 17 feet. Thats how big an error it is.
Krauss added the purpose of education is not to validate ignorance, but to overcome it.
Bill Nye the Science Guy made similar comments last year in another video published by Big Think. Nye implored parents not to teach creationism to their children because the country needed scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future.
Raw Story (http://s.tt/1zqrd)
He is right, but he fails to go the next step and say that pretty much all religious belief in the supernatural that is forced upon children is abuse, so I will.
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(82,333 posts)cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)and to accept religious beliefs.
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(82,333 posts)But fail.
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(82,333 posts)cleanhippie
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(82,333 posts)It's very simple to answer. Either you believe every child in a church is there by force, and is thereby abused, or you don't.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)child abuse.
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(82,333 posts)cleanhippie
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(82,333 posts)cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)If you need clarification on what I already stated, several times, you can see my comments at the bottom of the OP or in post #9, both of which have already addressed your question
Now, do you have something else or are you going to beat this horse some more?
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(82,333 posts)cleanhippie
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(82,333 posts)You consider parents raising their children in a religion to be child abuse. Period. Force has nothing to do with it. It's absurd but it's clear that's what you're trying to say. Without saying it of course.
Why are you running away from your own conclusion?
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(17,249 posts)ladjf
(17,320 posts)ignorant bastards. Stop giving them a free pass to make up their "facts". nt
2ndAmForComputers
(3,527 posts)felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)is very different than teaching children HOW to think for themselves. Children who do not learn to reason for themselves learn to give their freedom of choice away. These kids are being conditioned against creative original thought, and it is not far fetched to say that this is a form of psychological abuse.
I wish philosophy was taught in the place of religion, so that young people could make up their own minds what they want to believe. I think we would have a much more diverse and creative society then (not to mention interesting!)