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Static · 02-15-2008, 06:18 PM

I agree. This sorta goes along with that, I was talking to a religious buddy of mine about his religion, and I asked him "ok, if you had never heard of any religions until you turned 18, then picked up the bible, would you believe it?" and he said "no, I probably wouldn't". That tells you something about how a childs mind develops...

I'm the same way, if I end up having a couple kids, I am not going to teach them about religion, atheism is just the absense of religion, so that's how my household will most likely work.

And to take that thought a little farther, wouldn't it be great if that's how it worked anyway? Parents weren't allowed to teach their kids religion till they're adult enough to choose to accept it or deny it?

How do religious people view that kind of stuff? Could one of you who does believe in a God shed some light on that for me? That was another major factor in my discovery that God is a manmade idea, how someones location can dictate their religion (in most cases), for example, you live in christian dominated USA, chances are you will be christian, you live in Pakistan, chances are you will be Islamic or Muslim... this of course doesn't happen in every single case, but definitely most. I don't get how people can still think their religion is absolutely legitimate when things like this are present...

Did you guys understand that, or should I reword it, it's a little confusing to understand...

02-15-2008, 06:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
Static Elite Member Posts: 2,878 Age: 21 Join: Dec 2006 Location: Sunny SoCal	I agree. This sorta goes along with that, I was talking to a religious buddy of mine about his religion, and I asked him "ok, if you had never heard of any religions until you turned 18, then picked up the bible, would you believe it?" and he said "no, I probably wouldn't". That tells you something about how a childs mind develops... I'm the same way, if I end up having a couple kids, I am not going to teach them about religion, atheism is just the absense of religion, so that's how my household will most likely work. And to take that thought a little farther, wouldn't it be great if that's how it worked anyway? Parents weren't allowed to teach their kids religion till they're adult enough to choose to accept it or deny it? How do religious people view that kind of stuff? Could one of you who does believe in a God shed some light on that for me? That was another major factor in my discovery that God is a manmade idea, how someones location can dictate their religion (in most cases), for example, you live in christian dominated USA, chances are you will be christian, you live in Pakistan, chances are you will be Islamic or Muslim... this of course doesn't happen in every single case, but definitely most. I don't get how people can still think their religion is absolutely legitimate when things like this are present... Did you guys understand that, or should I reword it, it's a little confusing to understand... __________________ "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" -Harold R. McAlindon "How we raise our children is the most critical thing we do in our lifetime. The future is in thier hands and they will shape tomorrow based on what they learn from us today." -John Doe Smith "Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned."