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Maybe Right, Maybe Wrong: A Guide for Young Thinkers |
Author: Dan Barker
Published: 1992-07 |
List price: $17.98
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 Honest Morality
Maybe right and maybe wrong is a great book for honestly explaining morality (both to adults and kids) without any appeals to arguments from authority. It gives valid reasons for why one should behave in certain ways, without appealing to any Bibles/Korans/Talmuds. And in a much more universal language, it advocates morality, listening to one's conscience, and living with principles. It leaves open the possibility that one principle might be more important than another principle, whereas religiously based morality makes inflexible (though sometimes contradictary) moral assertions, without any general principles and explanations about why something is moral (other than appealing to the authority of the bible, et. al). The religious way can and never could be reconciled with the paradoxes of real human society. For example, if killing is always against God's commandments, then why do Muslims exhort killing in Jihad's, or why do Christians and Jews believe in the eye for an eye (without any explicit permission). For real morality, you have to be consistent. Principle based morality relys on us humans to figure out what is truly moral.
What a fresh and honest outlook on life this book gives. I wish my parents had read this book to me when I was little.
Love this book!
Very simple comic style book that covers some pretty serious issues. Both my children enjoyed this book and had a lot of thinking to do as a result of reading it. I highly recommend this to anyone who would like their children to think a little more about what they hear and do.
 Good for undoing religious brainwashing
I bought this book for my son, who was raised by my dad down south, in the bible belt. To say my son was brainwashed would be putting it mildly. I'm not sure how much the book did, but he's becoming more normal every day, and is now starting to be able to make his own decisions based on his own feelings of guilt and his own moral code, rather than having to ask himself "what would jesus do". I read the book myself, and though very basic and maybe a 2nd-3rd grade reading level, I thought it made some excellent points, and it made me think... no small matter for a book of such a low reading level! I highly recommend it to any agnostic or pagan parents trying to teach their children the true meaning of right and wrong, without the guilt of a higher being being used as an intimidation and scare tactic to twist the child into submission. This book should help to develop the free thinking skills that are required for any child to be happy and have good self-esteem in regards to their choices and actions.
A good introduction to Humanism
Dan Barker is a well-known freethinker, and I bought this book for my young children, to introduce them to the basics of Humanism. At first, I was nonplussed by the artwork of this book; it is not inspired or creative. My kids, however, have read "Maybe..." a number of times now, and seem to really enjoy it.
Mr. Barker shows kids how they can use their brains and hearts to figure out the best course of action in various real-world situations. Because of this, "Maybe Right, Maybe Wrong" deserves a spot on the bookshelf of my young readers. Perhaps for his next book Mr. Barker will work harder on the visual appeal.
Brilliant
We live in a country where Fundamentalists are pushing religion into every corner of our lives. My 11 year old daughter and her best friend were both told by another "friend" that they would burn in Hell because of their beliefs....my daughter is a Humanist and her best friend is Jewish. (Mind you, we live in a mostly progressive and open-minded city!) We need this book and more authors who are willing to say that all of us can be good and moral without a belief in God.
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