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Maybe they're trying to "save" you from the evil atheists.

Were I confronted to this Jesus, I would have reached that step far earlier.

I pretty much agree with what you said on this issue; no further comment. I admit I hadn't given much thought to the subject, so I've done some reading. I understand the arguments against compulsory education, and I don't think I'm in any kind of serious disagreement with them. Surprisingly...

I think it's important for a civilized society to provide basic knowledge to its citizens. I'm not saying you have to teach them everything, but a bare minimum seems in order in such areas as mathematics, language, history, just to name a few. If you don't make anything mandatory, an employer...

Personally, I think the child should not be removed from homeschooling unless you can prove one of two things: either the curriculum was not respected, in which case you clearly have justification to intervene, or the child is demonstrated to be in danger, or a danger to himself/herself or to...

Well, it certainly fooled me one whole day. I think my brain switched to selective reading, and I didn't even notice how ImprobableJoe just made fun of me. I'll have to watch that damn brain. The fact that I didn't even notice the difference at first speaks volumes about how crazy the...

I have to admit, retrospectively, that the forum is awesome. I take my hat off to it.

Certainly. I don't see why religious credentials should be a prerequisite for suckers. I give up.

I thought the above-mentioned post was worth a laugh.

I got burned to save you, obviously.

Do not read the stuff on that forum. It burns:

The experts are fallible human beings, like everyone else. However, I think a case can be made that in this day and age, experts are less prone to be so completely wrong on scientific issues, or to be part of the Inquisition. Then again, it depends on which field we're talking about; I'm pretty...

Inconceivable... How much of a zealot do you have to be to even fail to see sarcasm when it hits you in the face?

Off the top of my head. English/American Isaac Asimov Jane Austen Tracy Chevalier Agatha Christie Tom Clancy Richard Dawkins, for his biology-oriented books Robert A. Heinlein Elizabeth Moon, loved the Vatta's War series French Bernard Werber, in particular the trilogy Les Fourmis

My wording was poor. I didn't mean to say that most theists can't accept evolution (even though I have trouble understanding how they can accept it and not reject their faith). It just seems to me as though there is a substantial number of people who reject the theory of evolution. I'm wondering...

In no particular order: Commercially Viable Fusion Energy I think this could solve a lot of problems, maybe even put an end to many wars (optimism for the win). Nanotechnology The possibilities for medicine and manufacturing are massive. Let's not forget health and environmental concerns...

Step number two can be seen as an argument from ignorance: the fact that you cannot imagine how a code could come to exist, except through the agency of a mind, doesn't mean it can't. But what I find funny is that there is a missing axiom. You have to presuppose that the theory of evolution is...

Experts should indeed define the curriculum for public schools and for homeschooling; they are best qualified to do so. You then have justification to intervene if that curriculum is not being implemented. Short of that, you would need clear evidence that the child has psychological problems...

I can't say I know what happens in the minds of the religious after a loss, because I've never been even remotely religious, but I can imagine two main outcomes: Either the believer cannot understand and accept why god would allow this loss; the comfort provided by god so far is therefore...

Yes, I agree. I was going on the assumption that the homeschooling in this case is within the law. But if guidelines are not being respected, intervention is of course justified.