Many atheists don't want to admit it, but the demise of religion (majority of Americans are very casual, and one step away from being atheists/agnostics) has left a gaping hole in our societal values. Not that religion is the only possible source of these values, but the majority of people have no other understanding of the importance of values. Many Christians believe that if God isn't real, there is no purpose to things like ethics, morals, and values. The real problem here is our societies reliance on religion as a source of values. Without religion, we as a society are left with a hole that the culture industry is apparently (and destructively) filling. It's why I believe along with math and science, kids should have a class focus on values and morality. This is going to be a short blog post, this is just food for thought.
How can we create an alternative for religion to formally (a must) teach children how they should behave?
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