RE: Article: "Why Are Young People Leaving Evangelical Christianity?"
February 29, 2012 at 11:20 am
(This post was last modified: February 29, 2012 at 11:30 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Yeah, pretty much a spiritual MLM. Doesnt matter whether or not you are privvy to the details of the con if you are part of the machinery. The best cons don't directly involve the artist, but a proxy.
(I don't think you know what "con" means btw GC. Confidence game, confidence trick, confidence scam. If a christian parent decided not to say anything about god, they aren't engaging in any confidence trick whatsoever. If they do, they are, leveraging the child's confidence in them as parents for a desired outcome. There is nothing else to offer the child, no evidence, no reason, nothing but the faith the child has in the parent to ascertain the validity of the claims. If a parent said "I believe in god, but I can't prove it, and the claims contradict what can be proven, decide for yourself.....well, that's another ball game isn't it? That's full disclosure. Even then the confidence that the child has in their parent will weigh heavily in their decision, but at least the parent is taking steps to distance themselves from the equation..which would hopefully allow for a more informed or well reasoned decision. You might even call that allowing for a stronger, more personal faith.)
(I don't think you know what "con" means btw GC. Confidence game, confidence trick, confidence scam. If a christian parent decided not to say anything about god, they aren't engaging in any confidence trick whatsoever. If they do, they are, leveraging the child's confidence in them as parents for a desired outcome. There is nothing else to offer the child, no evidence, no reason, nothing but the faith the child has in the parent to ascertain the validity of the claims. If a parent said "I believe in god, but I can't prove it, and the claims contradict what can be proven, decide for yourself.....well, that's another ball game isn't it? That's full disclosure. Even then the confidence that the child has in their parent will weigh heavily in their decision, but at least the parent is taking steps to distance themselves from the equation..which would hopefully allow for a more informed or well reasoned decision. You might even call that allowing for a stronger, more personal faith.)
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