Comments on: Curing cynical skepticism 6 – Diversifying the skeptical market http://terahertzatheist.ca/2010/07/29/curing-cynical-skepticism-6-diversifying-the-skeptical-market/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:11:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rebekah http://terahertzatheist.ca/2010/07/29/curing-cynical-skepticism-6-diversifying-the-skeptical-market/comment-page-1/#comment-39009 rebekah Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:58:39 +0000 http://terahertzatheist.ca/2010/07/29/curing-cynical-skepticism-6-diversifying-the-skeptical-market/#comment-39009 Thanks for the shout-out about our Secular Parenting group, Ian. I'm currently working with some people in the Unitarian Centre in town about a secular Sunday school type program we could run along side our other family events -- should be interesting! Thanks for the shout-out about our Secular Parenting group, Ian. I’m currently working with some people in the Unitarian Centre in town about a secular Sunday school type program we could run along side our other family events — should be interesting!

]]> By: Michel F http://terahertzatheist.ca/2010/07/29/curing-cynical-skepticism-6-diversifying-the-skeptical-market/comment-page-1/#comment-39006 Michel F Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:56:32 +0000 http://terahertzatheist.ca/2010/07/29/curing-cynical-skepticism-6-diversifying-the-skeptical-market/#comment-39006 Regarding the idea of a secular Sunday School: you know how we in the skeptical community are always griping about the sorry state of critical thinking in the education system and the public at large? A secular extracurricular class on critical thinking, reason, and the scientific method would be awesome and also something that could be pitched orthogonal to any religious disagreements (so parents think "oh, logic" and not "oh, ideology" - the myth of atheist brainwashing is dangerous and something we need to fight). I for one wouldn't mind spending a day every week teaching kids Russell and Popper. Regarding the idea of a secular Sunday School: you know how we in the skeptical community are always griping about the sorry state of critical thinking in the education system and the public at large? A secular extracurricular class on critical thinking, reason, and the scientific method would be awesome and also something that could be pitched orthogonal to any religious disagreements (so parents think “oh, logic” and not “oh, ideology” – the myth of atheist brainwashing is dangerous and something we need to fight).

I for one wouldn’t mind spending a day every week teaching kids Russell and Popper.

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