Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Religious education?

The inescapable conclusion for any relatively objective observer of religion is that all religions, especially the more fundamentalist Judeo-Christian sects, are opposed to true education, which starts from the premise that all suppositions are open to inquiry, all hypotheses tentative, all conclusions subject to continual review.

Pronouncements unsupported by the weight of logic and evidence are rejected. Hence there can be no dogmas.

Judging by these criteria, most religious teachings are a form of indoctrination, not education.

Anon

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