(March 1, 2015 at 10:45 am)rasetsu Wrote: I'd just like to point out that, having been indoctrinated in a religion prior to becoming an atheist makes it easier to abandon atheism in favor of a return to religion. I think being indoctrinated when you are young likely does change the brain in ways that make seemingly fantastic things more readily credible than for those who have never really believed.
I definitely agree. I think it's because the indoctrination usually starts with the parents, who are the first and most important figures of authority to a child. It's very hard to doubt what they say and be skeptical towards it, even after being presented with contradictory evidence. Even now I find myself accepting what my parents say as right by default and only questioning it afterwards, if ever. Some irrational ideas, including religious ones, still seem plausible to me, despite my best attempts to remain skeptical.
