I questioned my mum on it once when I was just agnostic but she didn't understand what I meant when I asked why the koran is a less reliable source than the bible.
My sister understands me a bit more - she gets that if we were born in Iran we'd be muslim instead and her and my dad understand vaguely why organised religion is part of the cause of most of the world's problems.
Nevertheless, I mentioned I was an atheist at the dinner table once with just my dad and my sister and still I felt the hostility. They think it is okay for my mum to be devout if it makes her happy.
I have to admit my mum is a very generous person so I feel bad that I can't believe what she does in many ways. On the other hand it is very frustrating to be patronised by her.
I have a lot of mental health issues now I can't approach my family (and therefore family doctor) about because they simply wouldn't be able to comprehend the things I experience. I really wish I didn't understand things like quantum physics and the age of the universe - they are great things to know, but not when no one else around you knows them.
Furthermore, if I make friends who are atheists and scientists, they don't have the family issues I do so don't understand either. They were raised without a god so it isn't an issue for them.
My sister understands me a bit more - she gets that if we were born in Iran we'd be muslim instead and her and my dad understand vaguely why organised religion is part of the cause of most of the world's problems.
Nevertheless, I mentioned I was an atheist at the dinner table once with just my dad and my sister and still I felt the hostility. They think it is okay for my mum to be devout if it makes her happy.
I have to admit my mum is a very generous person so I feel bad that I can't believe what she does in many ways. On the other hand it is very frustrating to be patronised by her.
I have a lot of mental health issues now I can't approach my family (and therefore family doctor) about because they simply wouldn't be able to comprehend the things I experience. I really wish I didn't understand things like quantum physics and the age of the universe - they are great things to know, but not when no one else around you knows them.
Furthermore, if I make friends who are atheists and scientists, they don't have the family issues I do so don't understand either. They were raised without a god so it isn't an issue for them.