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Comment on Advice For Freethinking Kids? by Buffy

Buffy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:46:07 +0000

It makes me sick how Christians like to claim they’re “persecuted” for their beliefs and that their children are teased for believing. Yet they have no qualms about harassing others for not believing, for not being in the “proper” sect, for being the “wrong” type of believer, for being LGBT (or anything else “god” doesn’t approve of) etc. Funny how it’s OK when they’re doing the harassing. And of course refusing to let them harass you is also a form of “persecution”….

Comment on Advice For Freethinking Kids? by Jake M

Jake M — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:08:45 +0000

As far as websites go, I’d highly recommend http://parentingbeyondbelief.com/blog/ It is the blog of Dale McGowan, who co-authored both “Parenting Beyond Belief” and “Raising Freethinkers”
I haven’t had a chance to actually read the books, but judging from the blog, as well as the excepts from the books which are occasionally posted, they’re probably pretty great.
Hope that helps. I know I definitely don’t have any idea how I would raise my kids to be skeptical if I had them. You don’t want to stifle their imagination, but you don’t really want them believing in things which aren’t true, either. It’s definitely a tough balancing act.

Comment on Advice For Freethinking Kids? by makarios

makarios — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:48:31 +0000

I’d sure want to know if my kids were saying anything negative to other kids regarding their beliefs (parent’s beliefs). Christians often “get it” if you use the example of, “Well, if Muslim kids were saying your kid’s beliefs were wrong,” or “If your kids had to recite something from the Koran every morning how would you feel?” It might make it worse or it might open up some lines of communication.

Comment on The Law Of Attraction- And The Secret -Are Bullshit by elizabeth

elizabeth — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:35:55 +0000

this comment is my favorite comment on the whole page. I can rest my case.

Comment on Your Tax Dollars Teaching Medical Students Pseudoscience by Neece

Neece — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:29:44 +0000

I understand what you’re saying, but I wonder where you got your numbers. The mind is incredibly powerful, as can be seen with the placebo effect time and time again. But I think if you did a double blind of someone getting cancer treatment and someone getting nothing except the same symptoms, one would show that the cancer gets under control and the other would show a person about to die of cancer even with the side effects from their placebo.