--- "Frederick [FN] Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Definitely not a good idea. It would give an excuse >for malafide interests to argue that people fight >communalism in Goa because "funds come in from >overseas". >
It is not a good idea for other reasons as well. Organized opposition to any kind of religious expression can itself be politicized. Counter-propaganda is counterproductive. It is also prone to excesses of its own. There is no good solution to this problem. The only thing that we can do is to teach our children, preferably when they are very young (10 - 15 years of age) the following: 1. How to think rationally and critically, 2. How to look for reliable information, 3. How to recognize misinformation, 4. How to avoid falling prey to propaganda and indoctrination, 5. How and why not to believe in world-wide or nation-wide conspiracies, and 6. How not to believe in something when there is compelling evidence to the contrary. Cheers, Santosh
