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Source: Pew Research

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 88 points 1 week ago

A map about people who paid attention in history and government class vs those who didn’t.

[-] OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago

Exactly. Grew up Christian and it convinced me to be agnostic. Even then, I still would never add religious beliefs to the teaching of children early in life, when they clearly lack intelligent decision making skills.

[-] papalonian@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

I think teaching about religion is fine and actually good for interacting with people outside your culture. Teaching of a specific religion is where you run into trouble.

I had a unit early on in school and another one in my early teens where we basically learned about the origins of a bunch of different religions and cultures surrounding them. Learned a lot about people that otherwise would seem unapproachable to me.

[-] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, are you ever convinced as an agnostic? I thought, that was the point.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago

i'd say it's totally logical to be 100% convinced that you can't be convinced of god's existence or non-existence

[-] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I wouldn't agree to the logical part, but sure. It was more a harmless joke than me trying to win an argument or something. =)

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I didn't need those classes to know forcing religion onto others is the exact opposite of what Jesus wanted

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