 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
[Mrs Nofer] ... My husband and I do not attend any church and consider ourselves agnostics. We do, however, feel that a religious education of some kind is desirable for our children, ...
[Bertrand Russell} ... I do not agree that some kind of religious education is essential. I think that all religions consist at least in part of believing things for which there is no evidence and I think that in face of such beliefs loyalty to evidence should be substituted. You may consider that it is bad for a child to have one set of beliefs instilled at home and another at school, but I think the harm done by any other cause is greater.
Source: Dear Bertrand Russell, 1969.