(January 17, 2019 at 9:44 am)Der/die AtheistIn Wrote:(January 17, 2019 at 8:48 am)wyzas Wrote: Sounds like you're over the brainwashing now, time to stop blaming your parents. My parents sent me to the brainwash place also, why, because they didn't know any better and thought they were doing the right thing.
What incident? That you were exposed to religion at a young age? Time to get over it. If that's the worst thing you experienced in your childhood you're getting off easy.
I don't know about you, but my parents are moderates. They don't believe in Hell and they also didn't sent me to a brainwashing place. When I was little religion class was obligatory in Romania.
I actually believed that an all-loving God sends people to eternal torture. I stopped believing that thanks to a friend of my dad. I literally changed my belief in just one day, it was shocking. A shock that could've been avoided so easily by my parents, if they just told me their interpretation.
My parents wanted me to have their interpretation of religion, yet never told me and weren't shocked when they found out I was brainwashed under their noses for 7 years.
I do believe that my parents interpretation of religion is brainwashing as well, but at least it's more closer to the truth. They have no reason to believe that what I've been through wasn't traumatizing.
The incident I was referring to, is the fact that they weren't competent enough to tell me the opinion they wanted me to have.
Because of that, I don't think I can ever forgive them.
And what's your part in this? Did you ever ask them their thoughts/positions on religion? It may never have occurred to them that it was causing you discomfort and needed to be discussed.
If you want to hold onto it, that's your choice. In the end I don't think it will do you much good.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
