(July 14, 2015 at 3:28 pm)robvalue Wrote: I'm sorry you had to go through that Jenny. I think some people are too rational to be duped, although if the indoctrination is ruthless enough anyone can probably be broken. I am glad your parents didn't react as badly as they could have done.
I wasn't an amazing child at 5, I was simply lucky to have a clear head. I'm not trying to claim superiority over anyone, even those who believe even today. Many much cleverer than me I'm sure have been conned into it because their minds have been poisoned by those responsible for their most basic education. It may well be done with good intentions, although I do wonder how much of it is the fear of having to explain it to a clear headed person rather than force it into a vulnerable young mind.
If there's one thing I despise the most about religion at a basic level I think it's indoctrination. It is what keeps religion going, possibly the only thing.
I'm not particularly sorry. I wasn't abused. My atheism hurt my religious parents. It didn't hurt me so very much. But I do get the feeling of being a young child wondering how adults can believe.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
