Religion is Abuse [I Am Agnostic]

Raising a child to believe in something with zero evidence is brainwashing. You set that child up to become dependent on those beliefs so that even when they realize it's wrong, it's very difficult to break away. If religious people really believed in 'free will', they would stop brainwashing children to believe what they believe.

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SW-User

True, to a degree. Children are indoctrinated at a young age to whatever religion their parents happen to be (be it Christianity, Judaism, Islam, or whatever else). At some point, intelligence has to play a part, though. Why do so many continue to cling to their religions, even when they are exposed to basic scientific principles throughout their education? Perhaps they are blinded, to some degree, by the brainwashing, but I'm amazed at how many people refuse to acknowledge other religions and other points of view.