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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:54 PM Original message |
"Freedom of religion does not protect the right not to know what is going on in our universe." |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. "The right to ignorance" |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. I always wondered about that |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. The funny thing is that I know of many atheists who.... |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. This atheist is fine with a comparative religions course. |
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Creena (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. This atheist agrees with you. |
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bigmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Just had an argument with a Dawkins follower about this. |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Excuse me? Dawkins is fine with comparative religion classes. |
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Creena (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I believe he mentions it in both. |
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bigmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Then perhaps you could recommend one book or the other? |
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Creena (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. The God Delusion is a book, The Root of All Evil is a documentary. |
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bigmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Thanks! |
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bigmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I'm sorry you see what I wrote as offensive. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:33 AM Response to Reply #26 |
38. There are many, many different flavors of dumbassery... n/t |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I doubt it. |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I would only object if the myths were taught as facts. |
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kimmylavin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. This atheist voluntarily took several of those classes. |
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Creena (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Ooh, fun! |
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kimmylavin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Oh, Bible as literature classes are awesome! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. If it were taught in a comparative manner, it would bother few |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Learning about religion is pointless in K-12 |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Really? |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. I support the right of parents to raise their kids stupid. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I do not.... |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. 1st amendment issues make that problematic |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. Deliberately Raising Your Child to Be Ignorant Is Child Abuse. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
5. And I missed be born in Canada by a couple of hundred miles! |
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dhpgetsit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. I though this was interesting... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. enthusiastically recommended.... |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. I went |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
15. K&R! |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
21. Do the Amish have the right to their own school system? |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. This ruling was specific to the school system in Quebec |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I meant the question for the US, we discuss the US a lot here. |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Why do you ask about a private school? |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 07:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. I find it offers and interesting perspective. /nt |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. The Amish Admirably Do Not Force Their Religious Views On Others. |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. So, you would impose this on an Amish kid? |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 08:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Are you a dullard? Private schools are free to teach as they wish, in their own interests. |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Not as much as some. Private schools follow certain rules. /nt |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. I took comparative religion in high school. Furthermore, the Lutheran |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-04-09 04:43 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. I took Comparative Religions in college, |
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