Re:For many home-schoolers, parents are no longer doing the ...
by cogman10 on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:04PM
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> To play the devil's advocate: what you described in the last paragraph is exactly how I imagine that classes about evolutionary biology or earth history feel to evangelical Christians. :-)
Teaching a kid about evolutionary biology does not force them to believe it. Just the same as teaching a kid about Hinduism doesn't turn them into a Hindu. Or more extreme, just like teaching kids about harry potter doesn't turn them into wizards.
The more extreme evangelical christian (which to be clear, isn't broadly held) position is that "if my kids learn about this, they might reject the faith therefore they shouldn't learn about it." But that's a silly position. Just like it's silly to say "If kids learn about electricity they might reject Zeus".
Withholding information because it might damage faith is toxic.
Re:For many home-schoolers, parents are no longer doing the ...
by alexb_ on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:07PM
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You aren't playing the devil's advocate, you literally are the metaphorical devil. You are the person he is talking to.
The chief difference between evolution and intelligent design is that one actually happened.
> To put it in another context, I'm perfectly fine if there was a class teaching about Hinduism in high school. I'm far less fine (and I'd think most people would be) if that class involved calling Christians heathens and requiring participation in Satsang.
To play the devil's advocate: what you described in the last paragraph is exactly how I imagine that classes about evolutionary biology or earth history feel to evangelical Christians. :-)