Religious doctrine is the only form of input for the human mind that comes with the requirement that all other knowledge must be at best managed, at worst denied outright so that it doesn’t conflict with the doctrine. Isn’t it a students soul obligation to fill their minds with knowledge and isn’t the best way to do this to start with an open book/blank slate approach? Does religious “knowledge” apply severe limitations to a students potential to learn?
2007-12-07 08:38:18 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's teaching people not to think. Not to criticize. To believe whatever they're told without question. As a parent, I think that's the exact opposite of what children should be taught. Do we really want our kids to grow up to be gullible? To not want to learn because they think they already have the answers?
2007-12-07 11:46:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's essentially a nature vs. nurture question applied to religion. If "god" supposedly created the world, including our natural inclinations then why wouldnt we accept god from birth? It's actually really interesting, and I would love to read a logical religious answer. I dont believe in any religion so I cant even begin to fathom how someone is going to logically explain this one. Oh, and to Catti-brie. . . . bad bad analogy. If anything, it directly supports the dude's thought that nurture is what shapes a person's religion, not nature. edit: mcshughes, speech is natural because it's our evolved form of communication. Communication is natural and learned from birth. Infants can use sign language and CRYING to get their point across. Crying is the very first thing a baby does once out of the womb. It is a verbal communication.
2016-05-22 01:29:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion does teach restraint and also spews many falsehoods about what is real/tangible vs what is isn't. Teaching any ONE religion isn't a good thing...Learning about the belief systems of many religions is. In that way the student can CHOOSE his or her own spiritual path. Unfortunately, the one point view(s) of most if not all religions restrict active, constructive, critical thinking...the vary types necessary for any learning to occur. PEACE & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
2007-12-07 08:47:14 · answer #3 · answered by thebigm57 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The teaching of religion does not reduce the student's capacity to learn any more than the teaching of academics guarantees an education.
2007-12-07 08:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I attended religious schools. For a while, though, I left and attended public schools. When I did, they were frighteningly far behind. In religious school, we were taught history, foreign languages, humanities, the sciences, and many other fields. When I entered public school, it seemed as if they were teaching nothing at all. Some of the teachers themselves seemed to be incapable of writing on an eighth-grade level. I found myself very much appreciating my religious education. Our school was consistently one of the best in the state, and to insinuate that the education offered there was somehow inferior because we were also taught theology courses is absurd.
2007-12-07 08:52:59 · answer #5 · answered by solarius 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, it doesn't apply severe limitations to a student's potential to learn.
Does your filling your children with hatred and venom reduce their capacity to be humane? In a way, you are indoctrinating your poor, innocent children with your bitter, angry attitude towards believers.
You are poisoning their minds and limiting their ability to be open-minded and to accept others whose beliefs differ from your own.
This may very well backfire on you, and they may turn to religion because their mother was so full of hate.
You refused to be friends with me because of my belief in God. I asked you if we could agree to disagree, and your reply was, "This is WAR." This doesn''t say a lot about your morals, IMO.
You are more prejudiced than anyone I've seen in 30 years or more.
Thankfully, most atheists are not like you. They accept and respect those whose beliefs are different than theirs.
2007-12-07 08:58:05 · answer #6 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see no evidence of that. I have spent time in two different religious colleges where faith classes were required. It has not prevented me from learning in the least. If anything it has clarified many things. My will has not been affected in the least. Regardless of what someone tells you, your mind is still your own. That goes for anyone.
2007-12-07 08:45:31 · answer #7 · answered by future dr.t (IM) 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think religious doctrine limits anyone. All the priests at my church have at least a bachlor's degree. One of the priests who used to be stationed at my church also worked in the Marines and just completed a stint in Iraq. One is a Forensic Scientist who teaches at an FBI academy and a forensic college in NY. None of the priests at my church have been limited in any way. They were all learned men before they decided to become priests, and as you can see, one is still teaching.
2007-12-07 08:44:43 · answer #8 · answered by sister steph 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No. Learning about religions in schools teaches students to grasp complex, abstract topics.
PS: You sound like a bigot.
2007-12-07 09:06:24 · answer #9 · answered by CanadianFundamentalist 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a very good question. People often forget that when we assign words to ideas, some if not much of the idea is lost in the translation, and that is limiting. Eastern religions refuse to assign words to name or describe God because of this. Instead they describe what God is not.
2007-12-07 08:45:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋