Re: RE: Why do people continue to believe in god?
July 2, 2014 at 5:36 pm
(This post was last modified: July 2, 2014 at 5:36 pm by TubbyTubby.)
(July 2, 2014 at 5:08 pm)CindysRain Wrote: I can't speak for all christians, but because I was one, and most of my family are religious as well, I can say that they live fairly sheltered lives. They associate with their relatives, and church families the most. They are taught to be separate from the world.
Most who get online, aren't coming to atheist forums, or researching the basis of their beliefs. They typically are drawn to more spiritual sites. So, it's not like they have been bombarded with information, and ignoring it.
Now the christians who do lurk here, and other atheist-related sites, might be searching for answers, like I was, or enjoy debating. Even if these are the christians, the OP is talking about, you have to understand that their thought process is tainted by years of brainwashing. Cognitive dissonance explains this very well.
Think of Neo in the beginning of the Matrix. You trust what you see, and what you've been taught to believe, and you cannot see past that. Some, like myself, eventually see through the facade.....but only because I began searching for answers.
Occasionally I read words that give me some hope for our species, these are some of those.
