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Should atheism be taught along side religious studies in schools?
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What are people’s views on this? Should atheism be taught in an equal measure in schools? |
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Yes, and humanism.
Seems odd that despite the stranglehold faith based education has on third of schools, they are producing the least religious generations, year on year. |
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There is no God. Even if there was, purpose was accomplished and God has died. Nothing to worship.
Religion is now a political tool (as it has been for thousands of years) designed to control people and enrich the institution or power wielder. Atheism should be positively analysed and taught in schools and rationalised against the various religions. |
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I strongly believe that no religion should be taught, studied or practiced in schools. And that faith schools should be banned during normal school hours.
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Many schools I taught in did teach about other faiths without promoting them. It can provide better understanding in the society we all live in of how others have the views that they do. I do think that atheism should also be part of the syllabus.
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Threads about religion rarely end well.
In answer to the question...yes. |
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I do wonder how atheism could be ‘taught’. By its nature, it’s more a lack of belief rather than a belief system in itself. In fact, it’s what we start with.
Perhaps schools could instead teach critical thinking, ethics and morality in place of ‘religious’ studies, but incorporate how different religions value those aspects, with emphasis on the fact religion is not necessary in order to live by a useful, good and ethical values? |
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I don't see the problem with including atheism as part of religion education but there isn't much too it really. You could do a bit about the history of it but it's not as if there is a unifying set of beliefs/history/system to it.
I think it's patronising to teach critical thinking as part of 'atheism' as if people who are not atheists lack it. |
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This is why I think it may be better to remove the religious or atheism concepts from the equation and just teach the elements of critical thinking, et cetera. But equally, it may not be better That said, I understand that learning about those beliefs (or lack of) helps everyone to better know or understand another's point of view, and therefore we can better understand and be mindful of them as people. |
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I think the trick to teaching Atheism is to start with "who pushed the big bang button" and let it develop from there.
50% says God did it; 50% says it just happened - no God. You can then build on the "God did it" postulation leading to when God had finished setting the Universe on its path, including life on Earth, God died. Evidence? Who has seen God? |
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