Renee,
I can only hope that I have children who are interested in asking the hard questions in life.
I hope so too. I hope they're not brainwashed into being a part of your religion because you tell them it's true, and as children, they trust you. If they do join up, I'd want it to be because they looked at all the alternatives in an ubiased environment.
jgnat,
I understand some religions are more dangerous than others. I'm making the point that if a child isn't given free reign to explore other beliefs, without thinking they're going against what's 'true', this can affect what they come to believe. Ever wondered why it's mostly Muslims who end up having children who become Muslim, and it's mostly Christian parents who have children who become Christian? The link is obvious.
And what is wrong with raising a child with your personal set of beliefs?
Well it depends on what beliefs are being told. If you knew a family was teaching their children the Earth was flat and that the sun went around us, would this not bother you? Wouldn't you feel any pity at all for the innocent children who were being taught this, and believing it because they were too young to know any different?
I met some boys from a family who believed in exposing them to all religions. That approach did not help the boys at all. They ended up rootless and cynical. They saw no truth in anything.
Or maybe they're just skeptics about things they don't know, and they're not ignorant enough to claim they do know.
Burn,
Honestly, google it, there is so much material on the subject you will retch at the conclusions: Your secularly-induced enervation is destroying you.
Thank you for the evidence, it's all I asked for (but you bit my head off!) From information I've seen, the fastest growing religious group is the non religious. Nope, the non religious are not actually a religion, but they're included whenever surveys are done talking about religious beliefs. I could provide evidence, but Honestly, google it, there is so much material on the subject you will retch at the conclusions. Needless to say, I'm not worried about atheists dying out.
Since you have lost sight of eternity, and since the natural reaction to that is to "eat drink and be merry for tommorrow we'll die", you've become a weak tribe
Actually, it makes me see that if this life is all we have, we should treat it as special and rare. With an eternity in heaven to come, I may be tempted to think it's you who shouldn't really give a crap about this miniscule time on Earth. Looks pretty insignificant compared to what you think is to come.
What progeny escapes your abortion factories ...
You're assuming I'm for abortion. I actually think many of the reasons people give for having abortions are pitiful. Remember, atheism says nothing about what I DO believe.
Its not the genetics, its the memetics. And ideas affect behavior. The stronger ideas prevail.
Makes sense. This must be why every religion seems to die out, given enough time. If not, it certainly has to evolve to fit with the times.