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- dooms13, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Did you read the article?
- quodlibetor, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3the description given doesn't really do the article justice. This is a conversation between two of the foremost science advocates in the world, Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins. One of whom works to try and educate the religious by showing them how accurate and interesting science is--Krauss--and the other who has made a name for himself blasting religion as a relic of the bronze age and promoting atheism, you might remember Dawkins from such things as that South Park mini-series where Cartman goes to the future? They exemplify the strident debate within the scientific community about the best way to educate the religious masses. A quote of Dawkins' from within the article: "If I tell somebody who believes the world is 6,000 years old that he is ignorant, I am paying him the compliment of assuming that he is not stupid, insane or wicked."
- dooms13, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Yeah its kind of hard to do this article justice in the character limit set by digg
- 13east, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3NO... plain and simple no. Keep your faith in your home and at your church/mosque/temple. The talk of integrating religion and science is getting absolutely ridiculous... there is nothing wrong with wanting to worship in any religion you want but people should learn to stop trying to impose their beliefs on others.
- 13east, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2What about my statement makes you think that I didn't read the article? How about you read what I have written more carefully?
I completely agree with Dawkins in that religion has no place in the classroom, especially with small children who are just starting to be introduced into thinking more analytically. Teachers shouldn't alienate people by outright offending them for their beliefs but I also think that it shouldn't taught side by side with science. Let religion be incorporated by the parents and clergy, and they should quit trying to undermine children's ability to learn by teaching them that all scientific teaching is heretic. A person can both be religious and scientific, without the values conflicting with each other.
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