I have a few questions for you religious folks...
Believing in your deity is the most important thing in the world, right? A belief in the correct god will gain you entrance into the kingdom of heaven, right? At the same time, god will take care of those who never had the opportunity to know him, right?
Then why in the world would you risk your own offspring rejecting god by allowing him or her to learn there is a large contingent of people who believe he created the universe and that the salvation of everyone depends on such belief?
Why not lock them in a religion-proof room? Or, you could start a religious-free cult where deity related questions are asked as infrequently as Glenn Beck tearlessly talks through the totality of his television show.
I say keep your children ignorant.
As an atheist, I would encourage my child to make his or her own decision after absorbing as much information as they possibly could, but, then again, I am of the belief that the same fate will befall them regardless.
You, on the other hand, believe their decision is the difference between perfection and horror.
Whatever you do; don't risk horror!
Block all television programs that reference religion, including, but not limited to, Seventh Heaven, Amen, and the Brady Bunch episode in which Carol's laryngitis miraculously heals in time for her to sing at the church Christmas service. Home school them. Most importantly, don't ever allow them to fraternize with similarly-aged children who've ever heard of religion! In your household, Deuteronomy should be a four-letter word!
You know what, forget all of the above and instead completely forgo teaching your child how to read or write. If he or she can only communicate through a series of primordial grunts, there is no way your god can expect comprehension of his existence.
Whew, that was a close one. You almost bore a child that had a few good years on earth and then spent gazillions of eons in complete and total misery.
Of course I'm using absurdity to illustrate how ludicrous it is to suggest that someone born into a world in which your religion is never mentioned is somehow saved, while your moral offspring, taken to church early and often, yet thoughtfully decides he or she is not a believer, will eternally be separated from god.
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Religious people believe in irrational things because it makes them feel good. However, if it is true that the interchange of ideas over beliefs foments the moral and material progress, don't you think that the coexistence of different creeds will eventually help humanity grow out of the belief in God, and that most people will in the end realize that there is no reason to believe in any religion ?
And, if this is true, I wonder whether it would not be irrational to ban Islam in the West, because I suppose that the coexistence of different religions will make them more unbelievable.
A possible objection could be that Islam is NOT a religion but a 'system' (which includes religious, legal, political, economic and military components), incompatible with 'our system' of government, our Constitution, our entire way of life. So, since Islam is NOT a religion as ordinarily understood, banning Islam would NOT be a violation of the First Amendment.
I wonder whether a government, which grant favors to religious groups, should also not be obliged to set up a standard of what religion is (and than Islam will be probably excluded). However, if government doesn't set up a standard than it should WITHDRAW THE FAVORS (than we will have a real competition between various religions and opposing ideas and the influence of Islam will be possibly negligible).
May I ask your opinion about this issue please?
I have been 'separated' from god for over 65 years, so far. I'm willing to continue the dis-relationship for whatever time I still 'have to go'.
Right wing fundy teabagger morans need someone to slap the religious crap out of them, and ask them, "Where is your God now, teabagger?"
Stupid godbag idiots need to get a clue and quit worshiping invisable frauds and focus on the hear and now!
excellent article.
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