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Old 09-09-2018, 18:02   #14
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Re: Should atheism be taugh along side religious studies in schools?

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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
I think it's patronising to teach critical thinking as part of 'atheism' as if people who are not atheists lack it.
Some may argue it's just the inverse of saying one needs religion to live morally, which implies those without religion are immoral, I guess?

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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