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( sadnessness )
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Prof. Richard Dawkins has stated that labelling a child as being of a certain religion (or of no religion) from an early age could be seen as very detrimental to them. What do you guys think about this?
I agree with it: i was confirmed as a Catholic when i was 12, before realising last year that i am actually an atheist. I lost touch with a close friend a few years ago because i was defending a religion that i now think is based on bullshit. That upsets me. Maybe every child (i'll propose this just in Britain and USA + Western Europe atm, cos there'd be uproar in middle east) should be labelled as "deciding" or "undecided" until they reach an age where they can understand, and they should all be taught about the main religions before being forced to join a group and go to church. Parents who want to bring their children up in the religion would just have to work hard to sell it to their kids.
Could it work? Would the religious people ever let it work? Post edited at 1:52 pm on Nov. 17, 2008 by sadnessness
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The Nowhere Man
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It's something of a decent idea, but I don't entirely agree. It'd also be impossible to implement.
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senorita smirnoff
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i dont think religion is a problem for most people, it just needs to be had within reason. Rather than bothering with making laws on who can decide what religion they are at what age, put the effort into educating people on tolerance and acceptance of other peoples beliefs
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jon davis rocks
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I completely agree with what Dawkins said. It's an incredibly annoying prejudice.
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Prince o palities
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Sure. That's the way Communist China does it. I've always said we should be more like them.
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driscoll1997
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WOw way to give islam special favor like every other god danm country in the world...
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exceedinglyrare
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What about children who label themselves? Are they to be told, "No you're not actually that, honey; you're not old enough yet"?
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That's not a bad idea, but it wouldn't stop parents from teaching their kids religion anyway.
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A child is generally born into the religion of their parents. The same way they are born into their parents' last name. If you think this is correct, then the childs' last name should also be "yet-to-be-determined" 
