Hi Dennis, Yeah, I do think we should steer this topic back to gaming. Debating religion and politics are issues far beyond this list and both are firestorm issues. :D
Cheers! On 8/14/12, Dennis Towne <[email protected]> wrote: > Thomas and Dark, > > I have held my tongue on this for quite some time, since it's off > topic and a political firestorm issue. However, since our two > moderators are the prime participants, I'm not going to worry about > being banned for throwing in my two cents. > > I was raised in a Mormon polygamist splinter group religion. This is > more commonly known as a Mormon multiple wife cult. I had two moms, > simultaneously in the same house, for several years when I was growing > up. If any of you have more cult experience than I do, I'd like to > hear about it. > > Based on my experience and my subsequent investigation into other > organized religions over the years, I agree with Dawkins that raising > children in a church is bordering on child abuse. When it comes to > cults such as the jehovas witnesses, scientology, and mormon splinter > groups, it's brutally clear that it's child abuse. And when it comes > to cults, I'm totally in support of the state removing children from > them, by force if necessary. > > Just because someone is a parent, doesn't mean that a child is > property, and noone has the right to screw up a child the way those > groups do. > > Also based on my background, I agree with him that children should be > indoctrinated in the scientific method, again by force if necessary. > Science teaches critical thinking and says nothing about religion - > anyone who claims otherwise is either teaching it wrong, or has an > agenda. Children who learn science can decide to learn religion > afterward. However, the converse is not true: a child indoctrinated > in a religion from birth will often have tremendous difficulty > learning to think critically. Critical thinking is one of the most > important skills you could possibly teach a child, and we shortchange > both the child and all of society by allowing this idiocy to continue. > > Finally, this is grossly off topic. We should probably kill this > thread and move back to gaming. > > Dennis Towne > > Alter Aeon MUD > http://www.alteraeon.com > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
