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In reply to the discussion: Sociologists study the impact religion has on child development [View all]no_hypocrisy
(49,812 posts)1. I'd say it's more than religion.
It's learning about traditional morality applied with relative morality. It's learning about past mistakes and their takeaways. It's learning judgment and wisdom.
I went to Jewish Sunday School where the Old Testament stories were used to teach right and wrong, ethics. Stuff like Delilah betraying Samson as he loved her, trusted her and she literally sold him out. That kind of lesson has stuck with me all these years. While I'm not Jewish anymore, I still respect the ethics lessons I was given.
In other words, being Jewish didn't make me moral or ethical. It was learning how to treat other people in different circumstances.
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It also assumes Third Grade teachers are qualified to evaluate childhood development.
Act_of_Reparation
Feb 2019
#7
It did suggest some intellectual failures in some religious students though
Bretton Garcia
Feb 2019
#10
So you think this somehow magically changes the negative outcomes mentioned to positive ones?
Major Nikon
Feb 2019
#29
WTF is anything you're saying have to do with what anyone else is talking about?
Major Nikon
Feb 2019
#34
So we should atke all articles referenced here dealing with decining numbers of theists
guillaumeb
Feb 2019
#18
I'm not sure how many here are too stupid to figure out the difference between a study and a survey
Major Nikon
Feb 2019
#22
Damn dude, you really gotta learn the first rule when you find yourself in a hole.
trotsky
Feb 2019
#45