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Atheist scientist claims religion will be gone in a generation. Is he right? [View all]

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Christian Science Monitor By Husna Haq
Nov 6, 2014 5:20 PM

Religion can be eradicated in one generation?

That's according to atheist scientist and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss, who recently stoked controversy with comments suggesting that religion could disappear in the near future if schools gave students the tools to determine as much.

“What we need to do is present comparative religion as a bunch of interesting historical anecdotes, and show the silly reasons why they did what they did,” Krauss said at an Aug. 29 dinner presentation on cosmology and education at the Victorian Skeptics Cafe in Melbourne, Australia, in response to a question about religion being taught in schools. The video of his response was uploaded on Monday to YouTube.

http://news.yahoo.com/atheist-scientist-claims-religion-gone-generation-222009723.html
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Atheist scientist claims religion will be gone in a generation. Is he right? [View all] hrmjustin Nov 2014 OP

I don't think humans okasha Nov 2014 #1

well it's an if statement el_bryanto Nov 2014 #2

Interestingly enough, okasha Nov 2014 #6

Sleight of hand going on in the headline. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #3

Can you take the indoctrination talk to another group? goldent Nov 2014 #4

I didn't do that. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #7

Here is what you said that I think is offensive goldent Nov 2014 #15

I would not equate indoctrination and child abuse. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #16

Without critical evaluation might be a bit of a sticking point el_bryanto Nov 2014 #17

Have you also noticed the disturbing trend of children reciting the Gettysburg Address. WTF? rug Nov 2014 #5

Agreed on both points. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #8

Civics can be indoctrinated, if that is the right term, as easily as religion. rug Nov 2014 #10

I would call them Nationalism, and I don't impart that AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #11

And there's a good argument against conventional patriotism, as it enables jingoism and exclusion. rug Nov 2014 #14

You read that differently than I did el_bryanto Nov 2014 #12

Oh I absolutely don't want the state to meddle there. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #13

Lol, they've been saying that for centuries. Union Scribe Nov 2014 #9