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Originally Posted by JMS
im sure lifes hard for kids who are taught to denounce science in the name of god. thats why many of them get home schooled and get isolated from the outside world. then you get stuff like polygamist compounds and such. jesus camps.
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Well thats the extreme of it.
The worst part though is the effect that it actually has on our nation as a whole.
The rest of the world quite frankly is kicking our butt when it comes to education. Most notably in MATH and SCIENCE. It is also a well known fact that when it comes to advanced nations we are quite simply THE most religious nation.
So put 2 and 2 together and you see where the problem lies. While we are busy worrying about outdated moral NON issues that people here make a big deal about, even though they stem from religions that CANNOT be proven, we have people in so many other nations actually living MORE free, doing better in the classroom and like I said they are quite frankly kicking our American butts in the classroom and that then translates to worker productivity, creative thinking, new ideas, science, disease prevention and cures, engineering, mathematics and just so many different areas.
While we are worried about whether or not we should allow gays to marry each other we are missing opportunities to focus on things that are actually important.
I actually used to be a Conservative....Just as recently as like 2 years ago. The constant "moral" b.s. that they kept preaching though instead of focusing on real issues got me to studying and I found that our "moral values" are all derivative of religious teachings that are outdated and pretty much phony.