Do you think there would be nearly as many religious people if: [Spirituality & Religion]

They weren't born into believing what their parents believe and teach them? If they were just free to grow up and see and believe what they want for themselves with their own unbiased unbrainwashed minds?

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bigjohndl · 70-79, M

We "indoctrinate" children from the time they are born. Every time your child sees you smoking, taking drugs, sleeping around, violating the law, stealing, lying, being dishonest, you are indoctrinating them to those vices. You also send them to school and they are indoctrinated with what the teacher instruct them with. Lots of outside teaching indoctrinates your kids. Why is this not worrisome to people?

And then you worry about indoctrinating them with religion? At least if they are taught religion they can accept the teaching when they are older or reject them. But if you wait till they are 18 to introduce them to religion, then they will most likely reject it because it puts limits on how they are supposed to live their lives. Limits that they have never been taught before.

BlondOne89 · 31-35, F

@bigjohndl: People are less likely to accept religion when they are introduced to it at 18 because they can see it for the nonsense that it is.

bigjohndl · 70-79, M

@BlondOne89: I disagree. It is because then religion makes them aware of stuff they are doing and do not want to change their ways. At that age they do not want morality put in place because they have never been taught it.

BlondOne89 · 31-35, F

It is possible to be moral without being religious.

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@BlondOne89: yes but religion also gives a definite structure to morality for better or for worse lol

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@TheSaint: There is a lot of extremism and it is a problem. Islamic extremism is absolutely wrong. The Catholic child abuses were also very wrong. I'm not sure what you refer to when you say building of things God says not to. But - that is the vast minority. Most Christians are good people and most Muslims are good people. Just think of it logically - there are 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide. If there were nearly 1.6 billion terrorists then every person would be dead. I'm not at all saying Islamic terror isn't an issue - when I am in the ballot box the first policy I think about is their effectiveness against Islamic terror - but I am saying that it is inappropriate to associate all people who follow a religion with extremism of that religion.

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