Religion

It's true. We are born with brains that are receptive to learning. Most people are eager to learn, beginning at a very, very early age. What we learn depends on how we begin learning, I think. If we are taught to learn through exploration of the world around us, we form the habit of learning truth from experience. If, however, we are taught to accept information without question, we might never learn to learn directly. Learning and how we learn are habits.

Religious education is not based on learning directly through observation and examination. It is the second type of learning by being told what to believe. That path does not lead to knowledge, but to belief without evidence. It is a much less useful way to learn, and apt to teach false lessons we carry with us through our lives. I'm not in favor of it.

I would much rather know than believe.