Do atheists indocrinate their children into their belief system?

[Myles]

the less knowledge one has, the more prone one is to errors of judgement

How does one measure the type, quality and quantity of knowledge required to meet your criterion ?



basically all religions work on identical principles, just like all sciences work on identical principles - there may be differences in details (like say between geology and biology) but the ethical practices are the same - IOW god is not a religious fanatic and spiritual life communicates on the platform of purity and not ecclesiastical hair splitting


I feel you are confusing religion with ethics.


A broad mind is only valuable if it is accompanied by a good sense of discrimination - otherwise indecision clouds the vision


How does one acquire a good sense of discrimination and how does one knoew onw has it ?

 

[greenberg]

the less knowledge one has, the more prone one is to errors of judgement

Of course. A good sense of discrimination cannot simply be fuelled by a big ego, even though on the surface, it might appear so.

basically all religions work on identical principles, just like all sciences work on identical principles - there may be differences in details (like say between geology and biology) but the ethical practices are the same - IOW god is not a religious fanatic and spiritual life communicates on the platform of purity and not ecclesiastical hair splitting

A question: IRL, if a Christian came to you and attempted to proselytize you, saying Jesus is the only way to Salvation and all other ways as purported by various religions are wrong - how would you handle the situation? Would you get into a conversation with the person? Would you try to convince them otherwise? If you wouldn't get involved in a conversation or if you would break it off after some point - what would be your motivation for doing so (given that you had time to discuss)?

A broad mind is only valuable if it is accompanied by a good sense of discrimination - otherwise indecision clouds the vision

Yes.

 

[lightgigantic]

A question: IRL, if a Christian came to you and attempted to proselytize you, saying Jesus is the only way to Salvation and all other ways as purported by various religions are wrong - how would you handle the situation? Would you get into a conversation with the person? Would you try to convince them otherwise? If you wouldn't get involved in a conversation or if you would break it off after some point - what would be your motivation for doing so (given that you had time to discuss)?
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Basically a lot of christians argue this point on the strength of

JOHN 14:6 : Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The original that the translation is based on is written in a present text - IOW a more accurate rendition would be "right here, right now, I am the truth etc" - This is the knowledge that I draw on to contextualize what a christian may be presenting to me, but I wouldn't necessarily present that to them since it is a bit of a sensitive issue. If they want to talk about the specifics of salvation I might try and pursue the topic of purity and how the nature of salvation is qualified ... but actually what I would look for is whether a person is actually interested in a philosophical discussion. Discussion of religious topics is a privilege, not a right. If they have any philosophical issue to present - fine. If they simply go on in a sentimental fashion, I usually just find an excuse to end the conversation

 

[greenberg]

but actually what I would look for is whether a person is actually interested in a philosophical discussion. Discussion of religious topics is a privilege, not a right.

Thank you for your answer.

Discussion of religious topics is a privilege, not a right.

This seems sensible. I wrote it down in my notebook. It will take time to sink in.
I was after all raised to think that it is inappropriate to ask people about their age, weight and salary, but that demanding answers about their religion is perfectly okay ...

 

[lightgigantic]

Thank you for your answer.




This seems sensible. I wrote it down in my notebook. It will take time to sink in.
I was after all raised to think that it is inappropriate to ask people about their age, weight and salary, but that demanding answers about their religion is perfectly okay ...

that made me chuckle

 

[greenberg]

that made me chuckle

Well, it wasn't funny because usually, I was on the receiving end of those demanding questions - and didn't know how to answer them!
There is a good side to this upbringing, though: I am used to have myself doubted, questioned, accused of lowly motivations - so that whenever it happens again, the element of surprise is very weak and I am less prone to saving face and denial.

 

[lightgigantic]

Well, it wasn't funny because usually, I was on the receiving end of those demanding questions - and didn't know how to answer them!
There is a good side to this upbringing, though: I am used to have myself doubted, questioned, accused of lowly motivations - so that whenever it happens again, the element of surprise is very weak and I am less prone to saving face and denial.

actually I have a similar story to tell

when I first started getting seriously interesting spiritual life (when I was in my early twenties) I somehow got invited to a radio talk back show program that was dedicated to my professional field at the time to specifically discuss my new found interest in spirituality.

Needless to say, I was completely dumb founded and afterwards I resolved from that point I would seriously investigate exactly what I was getting into so I could explain it to others without hitting the deck

 

[greenberg]

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