(August 11, 2021 at 12:32 pm)brewer Wrote: Start by telling them that religion/atheism can no longer be an issue when you/they are around, or on the phone, or over the net. If it starts, you will ghost. But remember, you have to hold up your end also.
Worked for me at age 13. Still working for we with a catholic wife and lutheran sister.
This is more or less the advice I would give.
Never feel obligated to discuss this with your family. Just acknowledge that you have differing beliefs/nonbeliefs as they do, and leave it at that.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
