Do you agree with these quotes?

Question

Do you agree with either of these quotes? Which one? Why?

1. "Secular schools can never be tolerated because such schools have no religious instruction, and a general moral instruction without a religious foundation is built on air; consequently, all character training and religion must be derived from faith . . . we need believing people. "

2. "Throughout human history, as our species has faced the frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are, or where we are going in this ocean of chaos, it has been the authorities — the political, the religious, the educational authorities — who attempted to comfort us by giving us order, rules, regulations, informing — forming in our minds — their view of reality. To think for yourself you must question authority and learn how to put yourself in a state of vulnerable open-mindedness, chaotic, confused vulnerability to inform yourself."

Answer 1

I prefer the second one. I have learned much more by questioning authority and finding out for my damn self what things are about than I did by just following the lead of people who seemed as clueless as me.

Answer 2

Number 2

Answer 3

Part 1 makes me nauseous just reading it. Schools in general are detrimental to the development of a young person causing social problems and favoritism. It in no way prepares anyone for life outside of the school system - religious or otherwise.

Part 2 makes me wonder just how much of human history this person is covering. If this person is talking about recorded history that's barely a blink in the total history of man in our time on this planet. The "ocean of chaos," as it's put, was only recently invented around the time we started recording history. Humans did not have this problem when we lived tribally in "prehistoric" times. If we were to question everything we would not see an ocean of chaos but hope of another way of living that is not so full of order, rules, and regulations.

Answer 4

For starters, number 1 is patently false. Any theologian worth his weight in ink knows morality arises out of the human condition. After all, we have had a century or so of anthropology, sociology, and psychology to establish this beyond any doubt.

Number 2 is optimal, especially if we wish to continue conquering ignorance. Creativity thrives in unfettered minds.

Answer 5

No. 1: Absolutely no agreement.

No. 2: Very close agreement.

The first leads to an unquestioning mass that cannot think for themselves and therefore have few problem solving skills.

The second, while more chaotic, is also more creative and leads to greater flexibility and freedom.

Answer 6

I prefer to think for myself. Which to me means ignoring negativity as much as humanly possible.
I only concern myself with negativity when I see an individual who throws a constant assualt of it at others.

Answer 7

Both are off in some points.... but questioning is good...unless too much is given to questioning and not enough to listening to the answers.

Answer 8

The second one is correct. The "authorities" desire to brainwash us. The moral is , think for yourself.

Answer 9

The second quote says it all.

It can be frightening to open your mind... but it's the only way to gain any real perspective.

Answer 10

Nope... Jim