(October 16, 2015 at 3:07 pm)Alex K Wrote:(October 16, 2015 at 3:01 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Tell her to sign up here. There's a shitload of people who have thrown off the yoke of ignorance.
That's actually not such a bad idea! If she gets psychological problems again, she'll have support from some nonbelievers.
You state that as if you thought Minimalist usually had bad ideas.
For the OP, if she is becoming an atheist, great. There is no need to press the issue, and she should take her time to make up her mind. I took my time in deciding (what is the rush?), and now I am toward the more extreme end of the spectrum regarding atheism. I am a strong atheist, so taking one's time about such matters does not indicate how far one will go. It is best to think carefully and not rush to a decision, and if that is what your mother is doing, great, that is what she should be doing.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
