[spoiler]Different type of experiment. There will most likely not be a follow up thread to this, as I'm not compiling a multitude of statistics, and the purpose of this is just to see people's opinions about a (probably) controversial idea, not highlighting a correlation or misconception. I could do so, however any ones that I could highlight would be obvious (religious people agreeing that children should be taught religion vs nonreligious people " ") [/spoiler] So flood, do you think children should be taught religion? As always, let me expand on this. [b]Do you think children should become religious from the start of their lives? As in without their input? (I.e; going to CCD and getting confirmed as in Christianity)[/b] [b][u]I DO NOT MEAN SHOULD THEY BE EDUCATED ABOUT RELIGION, I MEAN SPECIFICALLY SHOULD THEY BE MADE RELIGIOUS. AND I DO MEAN CHILDREN, NOT TEENAGERS, NOT MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, CHILDREN. [/u][/b] Now before you theists crucify me for implying this is a bad thing, let me explain why. Religion is a very philosophical topic. It has deep threads in explaining why we are here. Children are naive in nature. The people who make entire religions look bad are the ones that do not understand it well. In other words, the people who deny science are naive to the world, and possibly to their religion itself. Religion and Science CAN exist simultaneously, if people allow it, and most theists and atheists can agree on this. However if we teach religion to children, it narrows their mind for the future. The same is true for anything that is taught, teaching them English narrows their mind into speaking English. This may or may not disable them from making their own choice as to which faith to believe in or how to go about their life. There are bad, and good implications from this, as there is with any decision. [u]However I am asking you if you believe it is right to narrow these young minds (without their consent) on a topic that is so heavily ingrained in human psychology?[/u] This brings up my second question. You do not have to answer this if you do not wish to obviously. I didn't include it in the poll because it would skew the initial question. [b]Do you believe religion would be as much of a commodity if children were not taught it, and how would this change your personal stance on faith?[/b] Oh and every time you vote in a poll and don't comment, a kitten dies. Save the pussy. Love the pussy.