RE: If everyone was atheist
June 25, 2015 at 9:56 am
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2015 at 10:00 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 25, 2015 at 9:36 am)Neimenovic Wrote:(June 25, 2015 at 9:28 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Yes, I believe it to be the truth, and that's the #1 reason I plan on teaching them about Jesus/etc.
I was taught about it and it has been a great thing in my life, so I want to give my children the same.
How do you know it's the truth? What if you're wrong?
Don't you think if it was the truth, we'd all be catholics without the need of indoctrination?
How come there are people who will never hear about jesus?
1. We've been over this question. ;-)
2. If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. I don't think there's anything to lose.
3. Not at all. I don't think that just because someone doesn't believe something, that it isn't true.
4. Probably because they will never be told? Lol. This is rare. The vast majority of people in civilized societies have/will.
(June 25, 2015 at 9:36 am)Neimenovic Wrote:Quote:Eventually, as they become teens, they will most likely do their own soul searching and form their own opinions. At that time they will choose to either stick with the faith my husband and I taught them, or move on to something else, or nothing at all.
Nope. That's not what 'most likely' will happen. Because you'll tell them YOUR faith is the truth, period. You'll tell them there is a god, won't you? You'll already give them the conclusion you want them to reach. No need to think for themselves.
I will teach them what I believe. When they reach a certain age, they will most likely seek deeper reasons to believe than "just because mom and dad told me about it." They will then either choose to stick with it, or take a different road.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
