RE: Help and advice needed to save a soul from damnation
May 14, 2012 at 5:35 pm
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2012 at 5:36 pm by Mystic.)
Quote:If I can have a good chat to him and try to encourage him to think about things critically, and let him know that there are other viewpoints / While at the same time not openly insult or undermine his own views, then I will be happy.
I agree with this approach, but most probably, it really won't sink in, critical thinking, till a later age.
I'm not a parent, but right now, I appreciate that my parents don't argue with me about my view points.
I respect them for their beliefs and they respect me. This is all I can ask for from my family, I can't expect them to come to my beliefs.
Quote:I want him to know that I love him no matter what he believes, but to also let him know that there is another way of thinking, and that what he has been taught is not the only way
Whatever path he chooses in life, he needs to know that there is choice just not was predefined for him by adults of influence in his life.
Everyone, even a small child knows this. What people don't know, is why they believe what they believe. They don't realize their confirmation bias.
But even when they do, it's hard to let go.
I think the best thing you can do for him is treat him as much with love and care, that way he will be attached to you, and some of that bias of wanting those whom influence him to be correct, will be split between you, and he won't mind you being correct. You will be reducing his confirmation bias, or rather making two poles by this approach.
