RE: I am a 15 year old atheist: help!
August 7, 2010 at 1:58 am
(This post was last modified: August 7, 2010 at 2:04 am by solja247.)
Quote:I was raised Roman Catholic since birth and have believed in the teachings of the bible because I have been told it is the only way. My parents are always trying to push their Christian ideals on me and it bothers me a lot. I try to have discussions with my father and debate with him but whenever I throw something at him(not literally) it's like it doesn't count. There is no convincing a grown theist, is there? It's always the same with theist: It's true cuz it is.
What do I do to get past the wall of irrational thought and convince them once and for all? Are there any arguments I could use? http://atheistforums.org/images/smilies/thinking.gif
P.S. Just because I'm 15 it doesn't mean I don't know what's going on around the world or I'm not experienced in enough in life to understand, because I get that sometimes.
You arent going to be able to convince you parents. Your parents most likely believed they would teach you God's Word and how to live a Godly life, now you are 'claiming' to be an atheist (Although I highly doubt you are). You are not going to be able to convince your parents with any logic or evidence because its a parent thing. I would like to be proven wrong by my 15 year old son, that my belief system was wrong.
I would be careful what you say about thesits. Although some athesits arrogantly claim they are more rational, they are not, they are in the same boat as theists.
Quote:Hey, I'm 14, and the thing is, don't try to convince him. He'll learn after he dies that there's no heaven. You should just feel superior to him because you know the truth. My dad's the same way.
Wow. I remember when I was 14. lol. I thought I knew everything. (Little advice; be a little more humble and open minded, after all, can you really prove heaven does not exist?)
Quote:I avoid arguing with believers.Partly because I don'tr care about the personal superstitions of others and because it's like talking to an orangutang.
One of the reasons I never took atheism seriously. I would really like to see how you are more rational and intelligent than religious people?
