Yay for Texas!!!

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

Well yes, but from little acorns...

you are obviously not familiar with Tejas. There is only one God over ther and everyone there worships exactly the same way.

Daniel

[mawilson 2,133]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

We can avoid this problem if we succeed in converting everyone to Christianity.

Jesus is the way.

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

As I said, we are lucky that the south didn't win the civil war.

Religion and guns would be the law throughout this great nation, it kind of is right now

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

We can avoid this problem if we succeed in converting everyone to Christianity.

Jesus is the way.

that is right. My cousin Jesus kn ows the way to the local church.

Daniel

[DeadPoolX 9]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

Well yes, but from little acorns...

you are obviously not familiar with Tejas. There is only one God over ther and everyone there worships exactly the same way.

Daniel

Yeah, that's it exactly.

If Texas teaches nothing but religious dogma, how come I never learned it? How come I'm not a religious person?

[Peikko 1,575]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

Teaching ethics opens up a whole new can of worms. What's considered ethical here may not be considered ethical somewhere else. It's hard to make students understand that when they're too busy texting each other during class.

No, ethical standards are not really fluid in this way. They do not depend on personal opinion.

[DeadPoolX 9]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

Teaching ethics opens up a whole new can of worms. What's considered ethical here may not be considered ethical somewhere else. It's hard to make students understand that when they're too busy texting each other during class.

No, ethical standards are not really fluid in this way. They do not depend on personal opinion.

I don't mean personal opinion. Each culture has a different set of values, social norms and ethics. Whether or not we think another culture is justified in doing whatever it does is irrelevant. We have no more control over them than they do over us. Teaching children that there's one set of ethics is just as damaging as teaching there's one religion.

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

Well yes, but from little acorns...

you are obviously not familiar with Tejas. There is only one God over ther and everyone there worships exactly the same way.

Daniel

Yeah, that's it exactly.

If Texas teaches nothing but religious dogma, how come I never learned it? How come I'm not a religious person?

obviously your lineage is from Oklahoma.

Daniel

[Amby 490]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

We can avoid this problem if we succeed in converting everyone to Christianity.

Jesus is the way.

someone gave Mark some crazy drugs this morning

[Peikko 1,575]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

Teaching ethics opens up a whole new can of worms. What's considered ethical here may not be considered ethical somewhere else. It's hard to make students understand that when they're too busy texting each other during class.

No, ethical standards are not really fluid in this way. They do not depend on personal opinion.

I don't mean personal opinion. Each culture has a different set of values, social norms and ethics. Whether or not we think another culture is justified in doing whatever it does is irrelevant. We have no more control over them than they do over us. Teaching children that there's one set of ethics is just as damaging as teaching there's one religion.

Ethics are not based on cultural values. I don't know what you think ethics are, but they are not ephemeral in the way you suggest. If you take a basic premise, all humans are born equal and free you can build a complete set of ethical rules that flow logically from this premise. To have any other premise is to have a built bias, which is not ethical.

[Ban Hammer 12,836]

That's just stupid. I grew up in Texas and I was never taught such idiocy.

ditto

[DeadPoolX 9]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

Teaching ethics opens up a whole new can of worms. What's considered ethical here may not be considered ethical somewhere else. It's hard to make students understand that when they're too busy texting each other during class.

No, ethical standards are not really fluid in this way. They do not depend on personal opinion.

I don't mean personal opinion. Each culture has a different set of values, social norms and ethics. Whether or not we think another culture is justified in doing whatever it does is irrelevant. We have no more control over them than they do over us. Teaching children that there's one set of ethics is just as damaging as teaching there's one religion.

Ethics are not based on cultural values. I don't know what you think ethics are, but they are not ephemeral in the way you suggest. If you take a basic premise, all humans are born equal and free you can build a complete set of ethical rules that flow logically from this premise. To have any other premise is to have a built bias, which is not ethical.

And you honestly think that any country teaching ethics won't have a built-in bias?

[Amby 490]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

Teaching ethics opens up a whole new can of worms. What's considered ethical here may not be considered ethical somewhere else. It's hard to make students understand that when they're too busy texting each other during class.

No, ethical standards are not really fluid in this way. They do not depend on personal opinion.

I don't mean personal opinion. Each culture has a different set of values, social norms and ethics. Whether or not we think another culture is justified in doing whatever it does is irrelevant. We have no more control over them than they do over us. Teaching children that there's one set of ethics is just as damaging as teaching there's one religion.

I don't think young children have the capacity to learn about ethics either. You can teach them simple rights and wrongs, but going into actually teaching ethics would be over their heads. Once they're old enough to know about and be aware of the world, not just the world around them, then you can start to teach ethics. I think values and norms differ from culture to culture, but also person to person.

[mawilson 2,133]

Actually, what I would like to see taught is a proper appreciation of ethics. It is quite possible to teach an ethical structure that precludes reference to any god that allows humans to interact respectfully and responsibly. That way, the 'my god says this, your god says that' could be bypassed for those occasions when one's gods are not the same.

We can avoid this problem if we succeed in converting everyone to Christianity.

Jesus is the way.

someone gave Mark some crazy drugs this morning

We find it is Jesus who will have us drink from the fountains of living waters throughout time.

Jesus said, "What man of you having a hundred sheep, if has lost one of them does not leave

the ninety-nine and go after the one which he has lost until he finds it. When he has found it

he lays it on his shoulder rejoicing. And when he comes home he calls his friends and neighbors,

saying to them, 'Rejoice with me for I have found my sheep which was lost ' I tell you there will

be more joy in Heaven over the recovery of one who was lost than over ninety-nine righteous

persons who need no redemption."

[sophannaven 0]

religion damages a persons perceptions of reality on life....especially those who blindly follow!