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How to raise a child as an atheist

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How to raise a child as an atheist
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RE: How to raise a child as an atheist
January 1, 2018 at 11:31 am
(December 31, 2017 at 9:47 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: I'm not sure if you meant the thread title to be a joke (raise an atheist by forcing religion on him/her) but in case you didn't, I think it's just as wrong to actively influence a child to be an atheist as it would be to steer him/her to a religion.

As per usual, AFTT is wise.

Teach a child how to think, not what to think. Let them evolve into their own person.
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RE: How to raise a child as an atheist
January 1, 2018 at 4:11 pm
Just teach your child to be a skeptic, and they'll figure out the rest for themselves.
Quote:To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
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RE: How to raise a child as an atheist
January 1, 2018 at 5:54 pm
Every child is born an atheist. People only become religious when they come in contact with religion, thats why I think that forcing rligion on a child is not helpful, but dangerous.
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RE: How to raise a child as an atheist
January 1, 2018 at 6:56 pm
Just assume Sunday School and all the rest 'took' and don't ever ever ever check any further.

A healthy dose of ecumenism didn't hurt me either. Set the stage for my near instantaneous disillusionment with Campus Crusade for Christ upon reaching college and 'coming out'.

Probably easier today to 'come out' and stay churchy (if already in a liberal denom) and also today there is MCC (yeah, MCC founded in the 60s, still didn't hear about it for a long time after I came out. Think a friend joined and told me about it. Love the idea and the angst and dyspepsia it causes the fundies and evangels is delicious)
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