Al-razi wrote the "book of the emerald" True / False
"False"
Discussion Question:
Is it okay to raise your children under a particular school of thought?
Our group as a whole generally thinks it will turn out for a more well rounded child to simply present different schools of thought and let them choose for themselves. Pressuring a child to blindly believe something you want them to will either make them an idiot or a rebellious child who choose the complete opposite just to spite you. What do you think.
I completely agree, you would basically be trying to spoon feed information to the child which is naive. Part of growing up is making your own decision and sometimes even mistakes and learning from them. No one can learn something for you. It is like when someone is in love and they are obliviant to reality. Only they can open their eyes. This is a similar situation. A parent should not over protect their children.
ReplyDeleteYep, it seems very narrow-minded and unfair to raise and "train" a child under a specific thought; yet unfortunately, so many of us were raised this way. Sometimes we turn out for the better, at other times we are cut short of our capabilities and live our entire lives thinking in this trained way.. it is also a result of our culture, as well, being that we are known for wanting to belong and fit in to a certain social group (as opposed to more individualistic cultures such as the UK).
ReplyDeleteAnyways.. my thoughts on the Zohar were up in the air, being that I still need to finish the first part of Doubt. But my observation was this: How does a book like "the Zohar" impact a society so tremendously? It seems crazy that something such as this can morph an entire social realm of thought.
I agree that children should be given choices even if they may end up with a set of beliefs different than their parents. Children should just be given options in all aspects of life. Guidance from the parents should always leave room for a developing child to make their own choices and think for themselves.
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ReplyDeleteHecht says on page 247 of 'Doubt' "...according to the Zohar each individual, going through his or her lawful obligations, was mystically fixing the world." I like this notion if applied in a more sensible way and concrete way. If we live well and do the right thing, things get better. The thing is, I don't need religion to live this way. In fact, I believe religion is a way to distract people from doing the right thing all too often. What do you think?
Factual Question:
What century was the Zohar written?
I agree with everyone up there. It's kind of hard to come up with anything extra to say.
ReplyDeleteI think that parents should be available for questions, and that they should educate themselves on as many different ways of thinking as they can. May make it easier for kids to think out what they want to believe if they have someone to answer things instead of having to do research. When a kid is forced with the option of research or believing the easiest thing, I think they would choose simplicity (i.e. choosing an irrational set of beliefs).