(April 12, 2014 at 7:04 am)Tonus Wrote: Anytime I see the arguments against evolution I can easily see my former self making them and finding zero objections among my religious colleagues of any faith.
I find your perspective fascinating. Do you have a thread already in which you've shared your deconversion process? Also I would be interested to know which faithbrand you formerly held and, if you don't mind, where you are from. I'm thinking you might actually have left the Jehovah's Witnesses?
Having lost the god-perspective at a fairly young age I sometimes wonder how much harder it must be to do so at a later age. My own family of origins was simply not very adept at inculcating their beliefs. My mother was not obsessed by religion and my sea-faring father, who was, wasn't very often present.
I understand gangs force new members to kill someone in order to ensure their loyalty. The Mormons, by forcing their young to proselytize in a sense do the same thing. By engaging them in coercing others they build loyalty to the group. The JW's, I believe, do much the same.
