atheism and children

[Catholic_Lady]

I just don't understand how you can deduce, from the 2 months I've been here, that I have never in my life asked myself why and reflected on these matters. Not sure what you mean by taking an explanation at face value, though.

I agree with abaris, and I would like to add an observation of my own to explain. I think the impression abaris relates here is created by the fact that once challenged to discuss your justification for certain viws you would often state a stance of the church as a reason for your views and then refuse to discuss them further. This creates the impression that you feel compelled to accept the teachings of the church, and that your own reflections on them, while you might entertain them, can never have the power to sway your opinion away from church doctrine.

 

There have been very few times that I have refused to explain things any further. Those times all happen because people were starting to get very rude, and I'm sorry, but there's only so much that I think is healthy for me to subject to. The thing that I think you both fail to understand is that when I state a stance of the Church, it's because it's also my stance. And since people here love to say I cherry pick from Christianity when I state my views, it's become habit to always clarify that it's in line with my faith, and not stuff I'm cherry picking.

I still think it's very rash to tell someone you've known for 2 months on a forum that they have never, in their life, asked themselves why or reflected on matters. I'm not sure how anyone can presume to know that and make that accusation.