In both cases, more broadminded ideas that often date back to ancient Greece, such as Sophism, are suppressed. C. Sophistica's Views Sopistica argues that forcing people to accept a single philosophy is wrong. Sophistica argues that it is quite possible, even preferable for different philosophies to coexist. The intolerance comes from specific convictions such as religious doctrines. To teach such doctrines at schools as the one and only truth is not only an act of intolerance, it supresses ideas that make more sense and that can date back to times before there was, say, a Catholic Church.
Some teachers point at the abundant scientific evidence that disproves religious principals.
Yet, such teachers generally support compulsory school attendance, with compulsory subjects such as maths and enforced prerequisites, diplomas and certificates. Socrates chose death, which made the case famous for exposing the intolerance of religion and traditional morals regarding science. The case of Socrates is interesting because it shows that from the start, science and religion were to a large extent incompatible. The arguments between religion and science continue to date within the education system. Importantly, schools act as if there are no other alternatives but these two belief systems.