tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post3190762142518192379..comments2023-10-30T23:47:11.780+08:00Comments on Towards a Rational America and an Enlightened Judaism: How Religious Indoctrination Undermines Higher EducationSecular Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-63208779920966889982011-01-23T11:16:05.606+08:002011-01-23T11:16:05.606+08:00Thank's for your input.
There is speculation ...Thank's for your input.<br /><br />There is speculation that Jose Rizal the most prominent "founding father" of the Philippines was an atheist or at least a deist. Too bad his open-mindedness to rational inquiry didn't became part of the educational mindset here.Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-33820961497030177772011-01-22T23:24:40.375+08:002011-01-22T23:24:40.375+08:00The ability of intelligent, technically-educated p...The ability of intelligent, technically-educated people to cling to religious doctrine (sincerely, since many do it just for show/appearance) has been for me a gradually unfolding mystery. <br /><br />Years ago I took to heart Schopenhauer's observation that you can get people to believe anything if you start at age 5 and repeat with great solemnity. <br /><br />But how do institutions of Alannoreply@blogger.com