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Originally Posted by Hektore
I agree that education is the most important, however, I think more than a tad naive to think that simple giving everyone the tools to develop an informed opinion is going to magic them all into agreeing on how to solve problems, or whether or not (in the case of 'climate change' for one example) there even is a problem. Also, I don't see how simply giving someone an education will make them forget about their religious beliefs. There are plenty of religious folks who are educated.
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I'm afraid you've misunderstood what I posted.
I'm fine with opinions, so long as one can defend that opinion based on fact and deduction. Ustwo several times made a decent case for climate change being overblown, but he didn't use appeals to emotion or strawmen in order to do it. He used fact and deduction. One learns to seek out fact regardless of belief or ideology in school and by parents; education.
I don't care about people being religious, and I don't care if they think Jesus will return in their lifetime, it's education that teaches things like critical thinking which would keep a person that believes Jesus will return soon from planning based on that belief. It's about developing the ability to question one's self and others, using deductive reasoning, and planning contingencies.
Education is the genesis of progress. It's like the foundation upon which understanding is built. Without it, we can't hope to solve problems. Sure, it's not the end-all be-all, but it's a necessary ingredient.