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Let's teach religion -- all religion -- in schools

Dan Dennett · TED

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Philosopher Dan Dennett calls for religion -- all religion -- to be taught in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural phenomenon. Then he takes on The Purpose-Driven Life, disputing its claim that, to be moral, one must deny evolution.

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Institution
TED
Department
TED2006
Speaker
Dan Dennett
Year
2006
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Psychology and the brain, Philosophy, Religion
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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