RE: Santa Claus
June 25, 2013 at 2:58 pm
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2013 at 3:02 pm by Bad Writer.)
(June 25, 2013 at 2:47 pm)Rahul Wrote:(June 25, 2013 at 2:08 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: So yes, it all begins with Santa
So because your parents taught you that Santa was real as a kid, you no longer believe in god.
Therefore, your reaction is to not teach your kid that Santa is real?
I don't know, man. I'm not even very concerned about what people teach their kids about Santa. Just seems like an odd response to it all.
Okay.(June 25, 2013 at 2:44 pm)whateverist Wrote:(June 25, 2013 at 2:08 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: My story is actually closely tied into how I eventually became an Atheist. I was raised in a Mormon family, ..
Oh gawd help you! No one deserves that but look at you now! Maybe its true that anything which doesn't destroy you can make you stronger. I'm impressed. Sadly it is also true that the crud eventually settles to the bottom. My older brother actually converted to Mormonism as a depressed older dude.
Is he still depressed? My experiences have shown that the depression is most likely still there, but it's been suppressed by the overabundance of Mormon joy that floats around the Church.
That's actually an interesting point. How far can a belief convince someone of what's not true? Mormons convince their members of all sorts of things: that there is a star named Kolob near which God resides, that the Native Americans are of Jewish descent, and that you're actually happy even though you can barely support your 7 kids and stay-at-home wife (while having to pay the Church 10% of your income). If anyone ever asks you why Mormons are so happy all the time, the answer is that they are commanded to be happy, therefore they are.
