(July 21, 2010 at 5:25 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: That doesn't sound corny or unrealistic at all. It pretty much describes how I raised my son. I let him join church groups with his friends from school... and attend church with them from time to time. I also made sure that he knew that there are many, many religious beliefs and explained some of the differences between them. I also told him what I believe and tried to get him interested in the sciences. Most of all... I encouraged him to make up his own mind and tried to give him the tools to do so.
Did it work? Who can say? He's is an atheist, but he is also an overly 'emo', tattoo covered, piercings display on two legs... with the world's worst taste in music. Heh! Teaching him to decide for himself may not have worked out... you know... on all fronts.
It just goes to show that you should beat your young'uns until they're just terrified, trembling shells of humanity who submit to your every command. That's how I was raised, and it didn't do me no harm. Now, let me put on my coat... it's time to murder some prostitutes...
Seriously, though, although I'm a bit young to be considering such matters, I think I'd educate my sprogs in skills of critical reasoning, and my own moral values, and I'm sure they'd come to the same conclusion as I did. If not, it's time to get out Ol' Spanky the stick...
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
