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Quote by: Anmon  I think its important that kids have make believe, it plays a big part in their character development.
I think theres too much unnecessary seriousness pushed on them at an early age now, like sex ed, and complex home work. |
That's interesting how you came so close to the issue.
The worst thing pushed on kids is the make-believe their adults push on them... namely religion.
In the god delusion, Richard Dawkins offers a story from a woman who was molested by a priest. To sum up, the main point of the story is the worst thing the priest did to this woman... what really scarred her emotionally for life... the priest told her that her best friend (a non-Christian) was going to go to hell. She explains it as what it is: a kind of emotional abuse that was thrust on her before she was old enough to know any better.
Complex home work and sex ed help prepare children to take a responsible role in society. Having religion thrust on them from the age where they're old enough to think is one of the worst things that can happen to a kid.