imperialscum said:
Frank your Majesty said:
Don't you want your kids to see you as a role model and follow your example? Or do you let your kids decide for themselves wether they can drink alcohol or not? Or if they can eat then whole bars of chocolate at once? Yes, there is evidence that drinking alcohol and eating too much chocolate is unhealthy, but when it comes to atheism vs. religion there is no proof that one is better than the other, it is all personal opinion.
And that is exactly why you should use your power as a parent in the first instance but not in the second instance. As a parent you should to try to guide your kids away from the things that there is a clear evidence of their harm (i.e. drugs, too much alcohol or sugar). On the other hand, imposing subjective things is wrong (i.e. imposing religion, imposing your tastes in art, etc.).
If there is no harm in imposing subjective things, why is it wrong? And how could you avoid imposing these subjective things on your children? Would you visit all kinds of churches with your kid and go to all sorts of exhibitions? Would you tell them about all sorts of political ideas? Isn't saying to your kids that all people are equal and should be treated with respect also imposing your views on them? By participating in a certain religion (or not participating at all) you're communicating to your child what you think is the right thing.
Frank your Majesty said:
Furthermore, I even think banning nudity and violence from the media wouldn't make Ender happy, since people are still wanting these things. In my understanding, he wants people to realize themselves that these things are not appropriate and no ban would lead to this realization.
According to the paradigm I explained in my previous post, such wish is in a sense potentially even more harmful, as achieving it would require brainwashing.
I don't think he would be satisfied if he knows that people only share his beliefs through brainwashing.
Wishing for things to be different is not wishing for things to change it's wishing that things in the past played out differently. And there is no way to put such a wish into practice. Also, there is an alternative to brainwashing: simply talking to people and trying to convince them. Which is what he is doing. You are doing it, too, and now I am doing it. That's what a discussion is all about and the ultimate origin of all changes in society.