(February 19, 2013 at 12:44 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Yes, they are called Deists. You can believe in God and think for yourself but you can't belong to a religion and think for yourself.I haven't meant on deists. There are plenty of people who belong to some religion and who can think for themselves. Of course, there are some religions were you have to accept everything what they say, you're not allowed to ask questions, to doubt their authority and dogmas... but, on the other hand, there are religions that are quite different. So, I think we should listen to Sam Harris who says that term "religion" is useless, because it includes a lot of things.
Quote:By defintion you are adopting the ideas of others.But you're doing the same literally every day. When you're going to school, you're accepting the ideas of other people; when you're reading, you're accepting the ideas of others; when you're upbringing and educating your children, the're accepting what they were told. You can be atheist, but you can not escape from this.
I have to ask: what is wrong with that? It can be wrong if you accept it by not using critical thinking, if you don't ask and don't doubt... otherwise, it's completely okay.
