Girlwithoutawatch

“Plato was prepared to force people to believe even false things for the sake of societal harmony. In the Republic, it is clear that Plato did believe in a god, although he was probably iffy about the Mount Olympus gods. But he thought god-belief necessary to keep order in the ideal society he was sketching. In the Laws Plato suggested that non-believers should be imprisoned, subjected to extreme thought control, served only by slaves and, when dead, buried anonymously.” –  Michael Rus

http://aeon.co/magazine/world-views/is-it-wrong-to-teach-children-to-believe-in-god/