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In reply to the discussion: Atheist teen kicks some ass in the name of the separation of church and state [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)Did you even read my post?
It's not about the state validating or invalidating anything.
It is about what some, or many, parents want their children to be taught. See, they agree with Webster, Schumacher and Bryan. They mostly disagree with Russell, although they probably are not against "goodness", "knowledge", "kindliness" or "courage". If I had the time though, I could look up what Ruskin said about "free intelligence". Something about how, intelligence accomplishes things not because it is free, but because it is disciplined. I would note the example of children. Children seem to have lots of energy. Many people are amazed by their energy. They bounce all over the place and run here and run there. However, if you asked a kid to do what I do in an average hour at most of my adult jobs, most of them would quit halfway through the hour complaining of fatigue. They seem to have energy because they have more energy than they have discipline because they have very little discipline. The kind of discipline that would set themselves, like most adults do, to completing tasks.
Also, wisdom and compassion, are not so much about superstition, although they are not scientific questions or answers.
Also, I said nothing about "the only truth" although it would seem that some of the replies want to attack "my way/our way". I get a sense of deja vu ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/hfojvt/57