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To: Between the Lines
Outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins argues that teaching faith to children can be dangerous, noting the possibility of extremism.

Teaching Atheism can be dangerous, as evidenced by the most murderous regimes ever to be on planet Earth. 100 million victims in the 20th century alone of governments that had Atheism as their state religion.

14 posted on 11/27/2007 12:34:01 PM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: AmericaUnited
Teaching Atheism can be dangerous, as evidenced by the most murderous regimes ever to be on planet Earth. 100 million victims in the 20th century alone of governments that had Atheism as their state religion.

Correlation doesn't prove causality. You might as well say that teaching Russian or Chinese was the cause.

18 posted on 11/27/2007 12:48:59 PM PST by ozidar
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