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How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated
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RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated
(February 15, 2014 at 2:53 pm)rasetsu Wrote:


I'm not sure what you mean by "indoctrinated." It seems you're using it as a synonym for brainwashed, which is a concept of some ill repute. If we were to rephrase the question as, "How do you know when you've learned about the existence of God?" then the question tends to lose the rather negative attitude involved by using the term "indoctrinated." I think you're biasing your conclusions by using loaded terminology.


Merriam-Webster defines indoctrinate as: "to teach (someone) to fully accept the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group and to not consider other ideas, opinions, and beliefs."

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If you accept that definition of indoctrination the bolded part is usually the problem. Most consider it OK to indoctrinate some people in certain things. For example most don’t have a problem with indoctrinating a child with the belief they should always look both ways before crossing the street, or two plus two always equals four. On the other hand indoctrinating someone into a particular political belief without due consideration of other positions is probably not a good idea. Unfortunately many religious groups fall into the latter category. They teach that their position is the correct position without discussion of other possibilities. When they do that it is religious indoctrination.
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How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by Clueless Morgan - February 15, 2014 at 1:00 am
RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by Angrboda - February 15, 2014 at 2:53 pm
RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by popeyespappy - February 15, 2014 at 4:22 pm
RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by Angrboda - February 16, 2014 at 4:49 pm
RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by Clueless Morgan - February 17, 2014 at 12:31 am
RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by Angrboda - February 17, 2014 at 1:24 am
RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by Whateverist - February 17, 2014 at 12:10 pm
RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by Angrboda - February 17, 2014 at 4:45 pm
RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by Whateverist - February 17, 2014 at 10:09 pm
RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by Clueless Morgan - February 17, 2014 at 11:11 pm
RE: How to Tell You've Been Indoctrinated - by Whateverist - February 18, 2014 at 12:36 am

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