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Atheists and Agnostics that have child
August 28, 2022 at 9:07 am
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I want to know children that their parents was Atheist/Agnostic now how?
I wish you and all your children to be happy, successful and healthy in life. 
Atheist and agnostic friends. If you have children:
1- How old are your children?
2- Have you left them free to choose their religion/non-religion? Or have they been under the teachings of atheism or agnosticism?
3- What is their ideological vision now? If they are atheist or agnostic, what branch are they?(branches = worldview and ideology = humanist? marxist? or...
4- What mental method do they use during danger, anxiety, desire, exam, competition and sports? (What prayers or similar prayers do they say with themselves. How do they strengthen their confidence and will in the above cases.)
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RE: Atheists and Agnostics that have child
August 28, 2022 at 9:42 am
2 grown up boys, both atheist as far as know, not a subject that comes up in conversation, in the UK most people don't care much about other peoples religious ideas.
Don't understand what you mean by what branch they are
If they don't believe in gods why would they need prayers? (I know I don't)
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RE: Atheists and Agnostics that have child
August 28, 2022 at 9:49 am
My wife & I have 5 children 3 of whom are adults, 1 (my youngest son) is nonverbal and disabled, and my youngest, my daughter, age 11.
All of our kiddos have been free to believe or not. My "middle" son, age 19, regularly attends a fundamentalist Christian Church; my oldest son, like me, is atheistic. My oldest child, my daughter who is turning 25, is, I think, a believer but non-religious. My youngest daughter talks about Jesus, which she is getting from her friends. I tell her what I say here -- I think that Jesus was an historical figure who was crazy.
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RE: Atheists and Agnostics that have child
August 28, 2022 at 10:07 am
(August 28, 2022 at 9:42 am)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Don't understand what you mean by what branch they are
Atheist is the head of the branch and general. Like theism, which is the head of the branch and must be determined whether it is Christian or Hindu or...
Atheism is a general judgment or belief that God exists or not.
Then the branch of the atheist should be identified, which is worldview and ideology. For example, are you a humanist or are you a racist or are you a naturalist or are you a supporter of the dictatorship of the philosophers of a certain school and...
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RE: Atheists and Agnostics that have child
August 28, 2022 at 10:11 am
(August 28, 2022 at 10:07 am)Eclectic Wrote: (August 28, 2022 at 9:42 am)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Don't understand what you mean by what branch they are
Atheist is the head of the branch and general. Like theism, which is the head of the branch and must be determined whether it is Christian or Hindu or...
Atheism is a general judgment or belief that God exists or not.
Then the branch of the atheist should be identified, which is worldview and ideology. For example, are you a humanist or are you a racist or are you a naturalist or are you a supporter of the dictatorship of the philosophers of a certain school and...
No idea what you mean by branch!
I just don't believe in gods that's all, I'm not anythinist, why make things more complicated than that?
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RE: Atheists and Agnostics that have child
August 28, 2022 at 10:59 am
(August 28, 2022 at 10:07 am)Eclectic Wrote: Atheism is a general judgment or belief that God exists or not.
Then the branch of the atheist should be identified, which is worldview and ideology. For example, are you a humanist or are you a racist or are you a naturalist or are you a supporter of the dictatorship of the philosophers of a certain school and...
As far as I know, all the atheists posting on this forum believe in a naturalist/materialist metaphysics. They believe that science is the best way to know the truth.
Ideologically all the atheists fall into a narrow spectrum of standard liberal beliefs. They may call this "humanism," but it's indistinguishable from normal bourgeois values.
Overall it's a very middle-of-the-road group with no surprising views. Some are very intolerant of people with different metaphysical beliefs, while others are less bothered.
I'm sure that among atheists worldwide there are all kinds of views. On this forum, though, people with different opinions will be insulted and made to feel unwelcome, so over time diversity is reduced.
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RE: Atheists and Agnostics that have child
August 28, 2022 at 12:08 pm
(August 28, 2022 at 10:59 am)Belacqua Wrote: (August 28, 2022 at 10:07 am)Eclectic Wrote: Atheism is a general judgment or belief that God exists or not.
Then the branch of the atheist should be identified, which is worldview and ideology. For example, are you a humanist or are you a racist or are you a naturalist or are you a supporter of the dictatorship of the philosophers of a certain school and...
As far as I know, all the atheists posting on this forum believe in a naturalist/materialist metaphysics. They believe that science is the best way to know the truth.
Ideologically all the atheists fall into a narrow spectrum of standard liberal beliefs. They may call this "humanism," but it's indistinguishable from normal bourgeois values.
Overall it's a very middle-of-the-road group with no surprising views. Some are very intolerant of people with different metaphysical beliefs, while others are less bothered.
I'm sure that among atheists worldwide there are all kinds of views. On this forum, though, people with different opinions will be insulted and made to feel unwelcome, so over time diversity is reduced.
Your left-handed insults are increasingly tiring.
You are aware that you aren't the spokesperson for the members of this this forum, right? If you were, you wouldn't have left out the pompous ass members who think they know everyone here.
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RE: Atheists and Agnostics that have child
August 28, 2022 at 12:11 pm
(August 28, 2022 at 9:07 am)Eclectic Wrote: I want to know children that their parents was Atheist/Agnostic now how?
I wish you and all your children to be happy, successful and healthy in life.
Atheist and agnostic friends. If you have children:
1- How old are your children? - 3 grown
2- Have you left them free to choose their religion/non-religion? - Absolutely Or have they been under the teachings of atheism or agnosticism? - No
3- What is their ideological vision now? If they are atheist or agnostic, what branch are they? 2 are atheist and one attends church if it suits her
4- What mental method do they use during danger, anxiety, desire, exam, competition and sports? (What prayers or similar prayers do they say with themselves. How do they strengthen their confidence and will in the above cases.) - Inner strength, family, friends - no prayer needed
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RE: Atheists and Agnostics that have child
August 28, 2022 at 12:18 pm
(August 28, 2022 at 10:59 am)Belacqua Wrote: (August 28, 2022 at 10:07 am)Eclectic Wrote: Atheism is a general judgment or belief that God exists or not.
Then the branch of the atheist should be identified, which is worldview and ideology. For example, are you a humanist or are you a racist or are you a naturalist or are you a supporter of the dictatorship of the philosophers of a certain school and...
As far as I know, all the atheists posting on this forum believe in a naturalist/materialist metaphysics. They believe that science is the best way to know the truth.
Ideologically all the atheists fall into a narrow spectrum of standard liberal beliefs. They may call this "humanism," but it's indistinguishable from normal bourgeois values.
Overall it's a very middle-of-the-road group with no surprising views. Some are very intolerant of people with different metaphysical beliefs, while others are less bothered.
I'm sure that among atheists worldwide there are all kinds of views. On this forum, though, people with different opinions will be insulted and made to feel unwelcome, so over time diversity is reduced.
I don't regard propositions that are falsifiable as being in the "belief" category, except, perhaps, in love, when one believes that someone loves you only to find that individual in bed with someone else, which, clearly, falsified one's original convictions!
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RE: Atheists and Agnostics that have child
August 28, 2022 at 2:21 pm
One daughter in her mid-30s.
There was a period in the 1990s when she sometimes accompanied me to meetings of a Buddhist group I used to attend, but I've never nudged her in any particular religious direction.
I'm not aware of her precise beliefs at the moment (it doesn't matter to me), but based on her reactions to news items about religion I suspect there's an undercurrent of antitheism at play. I highly doubt that she prays about anything.
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