RE: Leaving christianity, a bit of my story
July 15, 2016 at 4:16 pm
(This post was last modified: July 15, 2016 at 4:17 pm by Lek.)
(July 15, 2016 at 12:51 pm)robvalue Wrote: "Good" and "bad" are extremely vague concepts.
That's what public schools teach today. No wonder kids have no idea about what is good or bad.
Quote:They are also abstract concepts, unlike "God" which you wish to present as actually existent without a shred of evidence.Are you as frustrated as I am after 2 1/2 years in this forum during which I stated many times my evidence for God?
Quote:God and prayer have never been demonstrated to be anything other than indulging your own imagination.
I have had prayer answered in very specific ways. You refuse to accept the evidence.
Quote:Are you concerned an older child will scoff? It's a serious question. I scoffed. I laughed my head off. At age five.
No. I'm not concerned an older child will scoff. I get scoffed at all the time. I love the debate. My kids scoff at me plenty over numerous things and we have a good time. They're not a scientific or social experiment; they're my kids.
Quote:How am I biased by saying don't indoctrinate them with any unnecessary concepts? You can't present God as a reasonable idea, so to present it as truth to a child is indoctrination.
You just stated your bias by calling God an unnecessary concept. That is your bias and you develop your idea of how to raise children partly based on that bias. I do the same thing. At least I give my kids the opportunity to openly discuss my beliefs. Of course, I didn't discuss religion and doctrine with them when when they were five, but I did tell them about God who made them and can see and hear them.
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