Jacoby and Religion

Susan Jacoby states that because of religions large role in our lives, it results in irrationality and belief in things that are scientifically proven wrong. In some ways, it is effecting education and making it one- sided because education will not challenge religious views because religion has such a large impact in our lives, even it if harbors hatred. Due to either one-sided, or absolutely no discussion at all of religion, we are taught no religious tolerance. For example, a six year old girl I was babysitting was talking faithfully about her religion and how it’s taught in her Christian school. When I happened to mention another religion, she became disgusted and knew only of the bad things this religion had done. I could easily tell there was already a deep hatred planted in her young little head for a religion that opposed hers, even at such an ignorant stage. I was shocked, to say the least, and I realized that her views are formed because at schools, we are not taught to tolerate other religions or we are not taught about other religions at all. Sure, our parents may tell us, but depending on the person, they probably have one sided views as well. We are never offered a unbiased, straight answer.