Glad to Be Godless
Posted: July 24, 2009.
Print: The Economist
“In most ways, it is like other summer camps. Kids aged 8 to 17 share cabins in the woods. During the day, they paddle canoes, shoot arrows, go swimming and explore nature. At night, they chat beneath the stars… Unlike other camps, it is staffed entirely by humanists.
“They are not pushy or preachy, but scepticism flavours nearly everything they do. Lunch comes with a five-minute talk about a famous freethinker…
“Campers are not told that there is no God; only that they should weigh the evidence. They learn about the scientific method…”
I remember one summer when I came back from Chruch camp. I was so eager to tell my parents everything that I learned. During my rambling at the dinner table, my dad said, “Eddy, they better not be brainwashing you.” I left the table, went to my room and cried myself to sleep. It took me 6 years to thank my dad for what he had said.
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