Religion
In reply to the discussion: I don’t want my wife to indoctrinate our two-year-old into religion [View all]Sweeney
(505 posts)Children are by nature irrational, and that is the primary cause of religion, when that irrationality is turned into faith and dogma. Consider here the words of Lincoln when pressed to stop his kids from running around the white house. He said: Let them run; there is plenty of time for them to get pokey.
There is plenty of time for kids to get rational, but they have only a short time as irrational children, and these are still times of growth and learning. What do you or anyone want to teach? Is it bitterness, rejection, hurt and guilt. Do you think kids do not recognize when they are the source of conflict?
What is the point. It is like Ether. Ether if it exists has in all equasions the quantity of zero. As much as force at a distance seems as though it should have a medium, it cannot be proved or disproved, like God. If God is nothing, then a counter religion like Ahteism is the most pointless waste of time. If you dig into an Atheist, you can always find some deep sense of injury, a psychilogical reason for their counter belief which are after all, beliefs. Why not treat zero as zero and not make a big deal trying to make less of it by the addition of negativity. The problem is God is not God, but the fact that these irrational believers in God have such a huge part of control in our government which should be the seat or rationality.
It is because Christians screw up civil society that so many flock to the churches. If things seem to work better for them, it is because they are an organized voting block which also has people in ever level of government. God only helps those who help themselves throuh government. If you want to make religion as superficial in society as it is in most minds simply rob it of its political power.
All any non believing parent needs is that bond of love with the child that says I love you- and will -because of you being you in your own unique way, and that child will grow into a good person rational enough to make choices on their own.