I wasn't brought up in a religious home, although the first two schools I was sent to were religious and taught creationism.
I actually asked my mother a few years ago why she thought me being taught creationism meant that I was getting a good education (both were private schools, so my parents took my education seriously). She replied that she didn't know that I was being taught that.
Anyway, even though the home wasn't religious, it was woo-ish, with beliefs in reincarnation, ghosts, seances etc. I think that held me back from developing my critical thinking skills until I started studying for my science based MSc.
I actually asked my mother a few years ago why she thought me being taught creationism meant that I was getting a good education (both were private schools, so my parents took my education seriously). She replied that she didn't know that I was being taught that.
Anyway, even though the home wasn't religious, it was woo-ish, with beliefs in reincarnation, ghosts, seances etc. I think that held me back from developing my critical thinking skills until I started studying for my science based MSc.
