Comment Re:They are even dumber than they seem. (Score 1) 936
I attended one of "these" schools (for a brief period). I was brainwashed and they really got me confused for a while. I was very lucky that my parents moved and I could be raised as a normal - think for yourself - kid.
I can't understand how these people do that to their OWN children. I am really sorry for them. Fundamentalists should never be allowed to raise children. Social security should take these "caged for life" young human beings from these fundamentalists. That's why the world is evolving so slowly. These children are forced to believe that, if they don't believe in it, they will be punished by a bitter/vindictive god. They are controlled by fear, as I used to be.
Then they become adults and continue to believe in these fairy tales like nessy (hopefully not many will believe this one because it's just ridiculous), that two specimen of every species would fit inside a boat (from penguins to kangaroos), that we are all descendents of Adam and Eve (even omitting the genetic problem, there's no other way than incest; and should be a sin), that god had to rest after creating the world (I never understood why he needed to rest. An all powerful entity needs to rest?), and so many other completely ridiculous tales, that you are allowed to make slaves, that a vindictive god called for the death of defenseless little children in Egypt, and so on... I remember that, when I questioned any of these things, I was told I was an idiot blasphemer and until I "embraced" the truth of god I would never be "forgiven".
I do petty these children. I know what I suffered. Please make this torture stop.
These children will propagate indefinitely the hatred for science, perpetuating these myths and truth, in an attempt to prove to themselves and others they are the ones right, doesn't matter how obvious reality proves to be. That's how hard it is...