(June 22, 2010 at 6:14 am)British_Atheist Wrote: 1. If you have/had children, how would you raise them with regards to religion and spirituality?
I wouldn't mention anything until they raised it with me, at which point i would explain that they're all just a bunch of big fools with imaginary friends who believe something to be true even though they have no way of knowing it. I would give them an example or two of why this is a problem, but i wouldn't make a point of being anti-religious, much like my parents.
Quote:2. How would you react if they wanted to explore religion?
I'd laugh, and tell them they can look into it when they're old enough to demonstrate critical thinking skills. But in all honesty i wouldn't care.
Quote:3. How would you react if they came to a belief in a deity or deities, and converted to a religion?
I'd probably laugh for a few minuets, and then insult them about their imaginary friends, then laugh some more, then ask them to write down the process by which they came to believe this was true, as well as getting them to explain their reasoning, and then using their own framework and reasoning demonstrate to them how stupid it is by proving something blatantly false/absurd.
After it is shown that their framework is flawed, they no longer believe in god... or they live on the street. Kidding - if they were going to be bat shit crazy and continue to believe i would continue to refute every argument they presented, and continue to peg them as irrational in a loving kind of way.
Ultimately as long as they aren't evangelising I don't care.
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