(November 9, 2009 at 9:17 am)Darwinian Wrote: I bet that Richard Dawkins would teach his children to think critically and to consider all options before making their mind up.
He certainly wouldn't tell them that there was no God but instead ask them to look for the evidence themselves.
As an atheist father of two I am very careful not to impose my beliefs, or lack of directly on my children. The last thing I would do is to tell them that there is no God.
Have they been brought up in an environment where atheism is the norm? Yes. But they have also been given the option to explore all options and they know full well that if they did become 'faithful' that they would still have my love and support.
In contrast, most of the Christian parents that I have come across actually tell their children that God exists, tell them that the biblical stories are true, make them go to church, get them christened and describe them as Christians.
This is, in my opinion, indoctrination and what I have done and Richard Dawkins would do is, I like to think, good parenting.
Thanks for your post!
You are the father I hope to become.
"We need not a God; just another human being to give life a meaning. For people are truly all people have" author unknown
