I can't really tell. My parents are well educated. While my brother and I both tested very high on our school mandated IQ tests in grade school, he scored quite a bit higher than I did. But he's first born so that's usually the case.
They are all religious and I gradually turned into an atheist from age 25-31.
It's one of the things that troubles me. Education and intelligence are no sure proof against religion.
How did I escape? I'm not really sure. I think I was just intellectually honest enough with myself to admit when I didn't have proof, when I was just assuming things, and admitting when I was wrong.
My brother has always had a huge ego, where I had low self-esteem growing up. Maybe that distrust in my own opinions gave me the mental honesty to navigate my way out of it. But his ego prevented him from admitting he had been duped with a bunch of bullshit.
They are all religious and I gradually turned into an atheist from age 25-31.
It's one of the things that troubles me. Education and intelligence are no sure proof against religion.
How did I escape? I'm not really sure. I think I was just intellectually honest enough with myself to admit when I didn't have proof, when I was just assuming things, and admitting when I was wrong.
My brother has always had a huge ego, where I had low self-esteem growing up. Maybe that distrust in my own opinions gave me the mental honesty to navigate my way out of it. But his ego prevented him from admitting he had been duped with a bunch of bullshit.
Everything I needed to know about life I learned on Dagobah.
