Is education wasted on some Christians?

Question

I mean, why don’t we just save all that tax money and teach those unfortunate children born to Christian parents the basics of pumping gas or flipping burgers? That’s all they’re likely to do anyway. They can reject science now in favor of their bible and still lead relatively productive lives, but the future always brings with it something with which faith can’t compete – change. Let’s face it, at this rate, western societies will soon split into two broad groups; those who stubbornly insist that the bible is an indisputable source of knowledge and those who either reject the bible completely or at least use it only as a source of spiritual comfort….Don’t you think?

Answer 1

good point, whatever you try and teach them, they close their mind and say lalalalala! Kinda like evolution in school, they say no, it isnt true, even though it has all the evidence for it! Its kinda crazy. But if you don't expose them to that and try and teach them, then there is no hope for them, they are stuck listening to the b.s. that the parents and pastor pump down their throat. We should at least try and educate them, even if that is almost impossible.


and a good example of this is paul h's comments. The founding fathers were NOT mostly christians, they were diests. Huge difference. And the in god we trust on money was added at the civil war time. And the one nation under god thing in the pledge, that was added in the 60's to try and prove that we were not godless commies like the russians. I think you guys need to educate yourself first.

Answer 2

That is ridiculous. Why pick on Christians? Don't you mean any person who believes in God?
My father is a highly educated person. He holds a Ph.D in physics. He is also a Rabbi. He embraces both religion and science. He ia a very modern man though we are modern Orthodox in our religious beliefs. I think he is far above flipping burgers or pumping gas but he also thinks the Torah is the word of God and believes it to be, in your words, "The indisputable source of knowledge". I was taught it is just that but society changes and we must incorporate the Torah into the change.
I don't feel split. I feel I live in a society with different viewpoints and my viewpoint is just one of them. I can live with those who reject the Torah, reject God, embrace a different God or gods than I do etc etc. I think we are a big enough and diverse enough world to do that.
I think there are "unfortunate children" born to Chrisitans, Jews, Muslims, Atheists, Hindu's etc. These are simply children who are not taugh right from wrong and who are ignored by their parents. Christians do not have a lock on this. Some parents of every creed and color should never have given birth as they are unfit. I do not believe just because a person is born into a religious family they are "doomed". I think statitics actually show the reverse in many cases.
I grew up and live in a religious household but I learned about and believe in science and modernity. I have a nice life. I study at a University (though not Ivy league). I believe I am past the pumping gas and flipping burger stage.
What we have split into is a society of those who judge everyone who does not believe exactly as they do, in a very negative way and those who don't. I hope I don't.

Answer 3

Ahh... another suggestion from your radical, mentally-challenged, Nazi-inspired way of thinking....

I'm surprised you haven't been banned yet, Desiree.

As to your question, anyone with potential has the right to be educated. Christian or not!

A spiritually comfortable person is less likely to mug you on the street than people with your sadistic way of thinking.

Like someone else here said, do not base your disturbing views on Christianity just on your limited and pathetic experiences with a minority.

If you think that faith cannot compete with change why don't you ask the Roman Catholic Church about the Jesuits?

Get a life.

Answer 4

So what are you saying? That Christians can't learn anything except Christianity?

Well, you know I wonder about what I've learned in school? Like how to put a decent sentence together, and all that stuff about organic and inorganic chemistry. And about Anthropology, and Biology, Creative Writing and Physiology. The basics of Psychology.

And then after schooling, I wonder what those lessons on Hydraulics did for me . . . I mean, since I'm a Christian? And Then I wonder too why it's sometimes easier for me to say a Latin name of a plant instead of the common name? Like Aspidistra, and Acer, Alstromeria and Digitalis? Liquidamber really just goes by that name though some people call them Sweet gum trees. And Aristolochia and Pandorea, Akebia and Dianthus, Solerolia, and Betula.

Do you know that those are?

Answer 5

My cynicism suggests what you say is true BUT, as most atheists come from the theist ranks and it is education that invites ‘them’ (a particular yet unusual species of fundie) to think, relegating them to fundie manufacturing centres for learning we'll miss another crop of enlightened freedom fighters.

I was lucky enough to have been born to a coupla nice Dutch people who didn't believe in any of that theistic hocus pocus and mumbo jumbo.
I never realised how enlightened and free they were - I have taken my freedom, from theistic enslavement for granted.
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Answer 6

Not necessarily.

But it is wasted on the young. When kids would rather be thinking about music, friends and sex, the last thing they want to learn is about tin mining in Argentina.

Education is better served for the old.

Answer 7

What I think is that it is you who are unintelligent. I have read some ignorant comments here on Y!A but this reaches a new low.

If it were up to you, then, there would be a lot of Christians I personally know who are doctors, lawyers, counselors, college professors, teachers, artists, philosophers, writers, musicians, mathmeticians, scientists, architects, newspaper editors, etc., whom you would relegate to "flipping burgers" simply because you don't think they could possibly be smart because they believe the Bible. Wow. I'm pretty sure that these people (and I) aren't too threatened by your "superior" IQ.

Faith not only competes with change, faith is the IMPETUS of change.

Answer 8

It is wasted on some Christians just as much if not as much as it is wasted on Atheist's, Muslims, Agnostics, Jews, Buddhist's...etc.

Your arguments are based on a VERY small minority that you are choosing to lift as an example to represent the majority.

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day of eating corn chips in your mothers basement to prove your ignorance to the masses.

Answer 9

You aren't up with this religion are you. Christians are these type of peoples who grow up in this religion, or are converted to it and now are these people who can break all the rules as GOD FORGIVES. You and I are the SINNERS and the objects of their criticisms, judgment and put downs which makes them feel superior. Christians teach to do as I say NOT as I DO and will find them in all areas of life regardless WHAT the bible says. God forgives, remember ?

Answer 10

Oh, come on be nice:). There are a lot of Christians who are very smart and have wonderful jobs and make a ton of money. Likewise I am sure there are atheists who did not use their education as they should have.