Students to be taught there isn't a God, page 1

Students to be taught there isn't a God

news.ninemsn.com.au

Victorian state primary school students will soon be able to take religious education classes which teach there is no evidence God exists.

The Humanist Society of Victoria has developed a curriculum for primary pupils that the state government accreditation body says it intends to approve, The Sunday Age newspaper reported.

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I think this is a huge step forward. I for one am not an Atheist, however I do believe we are responsible for our own destiny. Half the problem with people is that they sit back and expect some supernatural force to do everything for them - especially the thinking.

This type of course (which is not mandatory) will give kids a balanced and scientific theory that is just as valid as any religion.

What I found particularly funny was that in the USA, the religious fundamentalist "Creationist" were trying to infiltrate science classes in Dover, but here it is science infiltrating religious studies! Much more subtle I think lol.



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[edit on 13/12/08 by WatchNLearn]

reply to post by Rocketgirl

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Oh wait I just re-read your post. I see your point.

Anyhow, religion should be left out of the school system until college, and in college, people should be taught religion in a bias-free way.

[edit on 13-12-2008 by Frankidealist35]

reply to post by Jazzyguy

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No, atheism, as its name suggests, is not having a belief in god. It's not theistic egotism, it's atheism. I have no idea where you got that rubbish from.

reply to post by Rocketgirl

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Even tho you get the smaller class sizes and what not, it is your fault that you have to take religious studies classes since you CHOSE to go to a religious school. That's the price you pay for going to one.

Originally posted by Finn1916
reply to post by Rocketgirl

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Even tho you get the smaller class sizes and what not, it is your fault that you have to take religious studies classes since you CHOSE to go to a religious school. That's the price you pay for going to one.

I agree with you. However, believe it or not there are some college students who are forced to go to a private religious college/university.

reply to post by WatchNLearn

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Actually this is a huge step back. One, it interferes with parental rights, and the right of each parent to teach their children what they consider is correct. Who is a child suppose to believe when the parents are teaching one thing, and the school something totally different? That would create a major conflict in the child. That is not good, unless the goal is to destroy the family.

Second, they are becoming just like "those Christians" and others who believe in God who like to "convince/Bible thump" others into believing in God.

Third, will the child fail if they still believe in God, after it is supposedly proven that God doesn't exist?

Honestly, no one can prove or disprove beyond a doubt that God's existence. For me proof of God is in the intricate designs of nature that could not happen with evolution alone. I can easily believe in micro evolution, there is evidence of it everywhere. I can't believe in macro evolution. There is no evidence for it. No one has been able to prove a bird has come from a reptile, a man came from ape, or even a fish becoming a land animal.

Originally posted by Rocketgirl

Originally posted by Finn1916
reply to post by Rocketgirl

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Even tho you get the smaller class sizes and what not, it is your fault that you have to take religious studies classes since you CHOSE to go to a religious school. That's the price you pay for going to one.

I agree with you. However, believe it or not there are some college students who are forced to go to a private religious college/university.

Hw do you mean forced? If you mean their parents, then they need to tell their parents that they are not children anymore. I don't know any answer to any other type of forced to go tho.

Originally posted by Finn1916

Originally posted by Rocketgirl

Originally posted by Finn1916
reply to post by Rocketgirl

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Even tho you get the smaller class sizes and what not, it is your fault that you have to take religious studies classes since you CHOSE to go to a religious school. That's the price you pay for going to one.

I agree with you. However, believe it or not there are some college students who are forced to go to a private religious college/university.

Hw do you mean forced? If you mean their parents, then they need to tell their parents that they are not children anymore. I don't know any answer to any other type of forced to go tho.

Sorry for the confusion, I meant parents.
For some young adults, telling there parents that there not a child anymore is easier said then done. It all depends on what type of parents that person has.

reply to post by Yarcofin

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Evolution is far from a scientific fact. It is as much of a religion as any other.

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