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Going against established scientific fact does hurt other people. What if you have kids and turn them into young-earth creationists as well?

• shoo 11y ago
  What you are saying is superficially reasonable! But it is possible to argue the other direction in few ways: * what if you raise kids to have a keen understanding of the scientific method, and other skills/knowledge that asist them in achieving their aims, but also encourage them to be selfish sociopaths? Would this be better than raising highly moral, altruistic young-earth creationists? * What if the net result of our civilisation's scientific and technological development is that we kill off all of the species / generally wreck the planet? Perhaps it would have been better to live in a more "traditional" society that resists the adoption of new ideas/practices. Perhaps life would not be so comfortable as it is now, but it might be far more sustainable! edit: I guess the overall point I am trying to make is that scientific principles is but one of a set of tools that lets you more effectively learn-about/predict/control your environment. Another example of a similarly useful tool could be "negotation skills". But, in itself, having access to these tools does not immediately make you less likely to cause harm. They merely make you more potentially more effective. But is it a positive thing that that you are now more effective? It depends what you're trying to achieve!