Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sunybcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!sunybcs!forys From: forys@sunybcs.UUCP (Jeff Forys) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.kids Subject: RE: Re: Religious Brainwashing of Children Message-ID: <188@sunybcs.UUCP> Date: Sun, 29-Jul-84 15:51:41 EDT Article-I.D.: sunybcs.188 Posted: Sun Jul 29 15:51:41 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Jul-84 23:41:37 EDT References: <2035@hplabsc.UUCP>, <8022@umcp-cs.UUCP> <181@sunybcs.UUCP>, <8048@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science Lines: 20 From mark@umcp-cs.UUCP, Posted: Fri Jul 27 23:38:03 1984 > Aha, a reason for religion I can understand. It is a convenient > way to manipulate one's children. Manipulate children? I was thinking more along the lines of "teaching" them. I suppose you won't be sending your kids to school either as they are sure to be manipulated there. I don't think there's anything wrong with using religion to teach children -- it worked out fine for me (can't you tell :-). I guess that's why I think it's okay... Each to his own. > I, for one, do not want my children not to do things > because someone will "get mad", be she god or anyone else. > Often the right thing to do WILL make someone mad, and one > should do it anyway. Often, the right thing to do will make someone mad, and one SHOULDN'T do it. I believe it's called using your best judgement -- now, try to teach that to your kids. UUCP: {cmc12,hao,harpo}!seismo!rochester!rocksanne!rocksvax!sunybcs!forys {allegra,decvax}!watmath!sunybcs!forys ARPA, CSnet: forys.buffalo@rand-relay