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passiveporcupine

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3. While I agree with the study

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 11:53 PM

Aug 2015

I almost couldn't watch this. He came across as so judgmental, angry and pompous, he was the exact opposite of what the study shows secular people to be.

It was a little bit infuriating to hear someone use all that vulgarity and angry voice to try to explain the reasons that secularism might be better for us.

I happen to be an atheist, but I'm not angry about it (at least most of the time ).

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What Happens When You Raise Kids With No Religion? [View all] Quixote1818 Aug 2015 OP

K&R abelenkpe Aug 2015 #1

Here's the article thesquanderer Aug 2015 #2

Thanks for the link. nt Quixote1818 Aug 2015 #23

While I agree with the study passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #3

Reminds me of Madeline O'Hare. Archae Aug 2015 #4

Christopher Hitchens was a drunken asshole. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #16

Limited reading experience stillrockin67 Aug 2015 #22

You need to read "God Is Not Great." AlbertCat Aug 2015 #24

My bad! stillrockin67 Aug 2015 #25

I apologize for my denseness. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #27

I didn't find him THAT over-the-top. kag Aug 2015 #5

I didn't find him THAT over-the-top. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #17

I was raised in a secular home Lorien Aug 2015 #6

sad what happened to your mom flygal Aug 2015 #7

Sorry about your mother.. mountain grammy Aug 2015 #10

If we are fortunate enough to reach our "golden years," and thus closer to death, maddiemom Aug 2015 #13

Depends in part on the kid and in part on what you DO raise the kid with. merrily Aug 2015 #8

Parents are just part of a kid's environment. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #18

religion weissmam Aug 2015 #9

For you, and for many hueymahl Aug 2015 #11

And for many, it fills a great need and helps stabilize them in a difficult world. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #19

Churches, for good or ill, give people a family. roody Aug 2015 #12

Churches, for good or ill, give people a family. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #20

Worse than that, it trains people to think irrationally which is dangerous. nt ladjf Aug 2015 #26

"Lighthouses are more useful than churches," Ben Franklin IHateTheGOP Aug 2015 #14

Our daughter asked us, when she was in third grade, central scrutinizer Aug 2015 #15

Rec! progressoid Aug 2015 #21