(March 9, 2015 at 12:34 pm)h4ym4n Wrote:
Yup! My mom tried that on me. But her lifetime of faith without questions was no match for my inquisitive adolescent years. Eventually, the roles were reversed and I realized that if one of us was to get reliable answers from the other, it was her that needed to ask me. I approached everyone that I had once viewed as an authority on religious wisdom with the same challenging scrutiny and examined their beliefs. It didn't take long to realize that none of them had any idea what they were talking about. Not only that, they didn't even offer the same spin. It was no longer a matter of getting answers. In my experience, the more certain people were about their beliefs, the less reliable they were. It's more satisfying to search for more intersting questions. I think indoctrination is fucked up, but I know from experience that parents are no match for the healthy sense of curiosity that all children possess at one time or another, and we must do whatever we can to prevent those who wish to crush it.
