I’m finding it a little difficult to understand such “free thinkers” as Tim Fake (March 27). Just because a belief is irrational to him, does not make it so.

He tells us that everyone should be allowed to think for him or herself and not to succumb to the “person biases” of others. Excuse me, but if you are never allowed to learn about a subject, how can you form an opinion about it?

And, as far as I can tell, there is no one, including him, who does not base his thinking on “person biases.” If anyone is kept from knowing about certain subjects, in his case about religion, how I the world can they form their own opinions? Education should be about presenting all sides of every situation.

Another thought strikes me: We know that children are very inquisitive and if anything is perceived to be taboo, they will surely want to test it out -- be it smoking, drinking, drugs, or, heaven forbid, religion. He may be thwarting his own cause by making religion something that shouldn’t be talked about or discussed, Mightn’t that not just make them more curious?

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The author of this article is co-organizer of the Capital District chapter of FUNY.

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