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Re: Dawkins seems a bit *confused* here
Jun 29, 2009, 13:35
It's inevitable that parents are going to end up 'indoctrinating' their kids towards their own beliefs, to some extent, and yes, religion is by far the predominate meme that's forced on children.

But an atheist who does the same thing is no better.

As I said, if the goal here is to encourage children to think for themselves, frame the 'indoctrination' in terms that truly do support this goal. Tell kids that there are people who believe and people who don't, and other people who honestly don't know, and the only right answer is the one that kids arrive at themselves after they've studied it long and hard and weighed all the facts and feelings about it.

And most importantly, don't teach kids to judge others too harshly... if on the whole, people are respectful and honest, be respectful and honest back.

Treat others as you would wish to be treated. Sound advice for everyone.
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