And it's true, too.
Created 18 years ago2006-08-03 16:36:41 UTC by ZombieLoffe
What is accomplished with the post? Was it seeking agreement, a debate, hurting the feelings of those who might belong to one of those 3 communities?Well, primarily, I laughed out loud at the picture when I first saw it and felt the immediate urge to share it with my atheist friends.
I think it's wrong to make ones child believe in a certain religion. He or she should be able to make up their own mind in due time about what to believe in.I couldn't agree more. I know of a few people who have been unknowingly forced. They say it's their religion and the one they'd choose but it's clear they've been brainwashed from infancy. I even know of a 16 year-old who has never sworn in his life (or so he says), because he believes it is a sin. He even chooses to hang around with his Christian friends over atheists, and is encouraged by his parents to do so :/
I think it's wrong to make ones child believe in a certain religion. He or she should be able to make up their own mind in due time about what to believe in.Precisely what I plan to do. And if my wife disagrees...
I think it's wrong to make ones child believe in a certain religion. He or she should be able to make up their own mind in due time about what to believe in.If i may make one last comment,
Why educate your child with your beliefsBeliefs are just that, beliefs. Not education. Sure, inform your child about your beliefs, but I think it's wrong to make up their mind for them.
it was because us non-believers feel offended when you throw around claims that we'll all go to hell when we dieCan a person who doesn't believe in hell feel offended by that?
I don't want to debunk religion. I just don't like it.Keep it to yourself for a change :
So what if you don't believe in a god, does that give you the right to put down others that do.Kinda like many christians are so damn bent on trying to convert anyone who believes differently? And if it fails, they fire of the shitcannon: "You'll go to hell!".
If one's raised religious, he won't have the ability to choose because he's been made to think that his religion IS the only way.WRONG. I was raised with a religious education. In 4 of the 8 schools I have attended, religion was an obligatory subject. It has rained a lot since then...
WRONG. [...etc]Granted, my theory doesn't apply in all cases. But, generally speaking, someone raised as a devout catholic would be less probable to convert (or accept) any other religion than someone raised with the ability to choose freely as he or she grew up.
Humans tend to develop their own moral guidelines as they go along, with the basics set by their parents.Go back to the Middle Ages and you'll be proved wrong
Let your child decide? If you let your child decide, he would forever walk on all fours and try to eat any toys that fit into his mouth.I think you missunderstood my point.
It is a parent's duty to guide a child until he reaches maturity and independence. And for religious people, that includes teaching them their religion.
You don't really want the child to decide. You want him to choose what you have chosen. If he chooses religion, you will dismiss it and say he was just brainwashed