Is fear the best way to instill false beliefs in little children?

Question

Like the threat of a ruler across the knuckles, say? Or the threat of burning in hell?

Answer 1

It is the most effective way...it took me years to undo the cat'lik school mindfuck.

Answer 2

You need a good balance of fear and reward.

Fear of Hell won't work without the potential reward of Heaven.

You must create both of them in their mind in order to be successful.

Family counselors refer to 'consequences' and 'rewards'. They are similar in their function only much more 'real' than Heaven and Hell. At least more real today, lol.

All teaching of children involves either a trick or treat of some sort but tricks alone will not work. Happy Halloween.

Answer 3

Fear is not a good way to instill any beliefs, whether yours or someone else's... False or not.

Do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt whose beliefs are false and whose aren't?

I think many people would say yes to that question... many people with differing beliefs. and it will always be this way. So what makes you think anyone will be swayed by your antagonism.

Answer 4

Your going to get a million people on here saying God punishes you because he loves you....The same way an abusive or neglectful parent loves their kids. They love them because they made them. He made us and then tells us all to be good other wise he will torture us in the future. In the mean time we are neglected and unprotected. Follow me but when you call out my name I will then decide if I want to protect you or not. The little Amish girls I guess weren't worthy and didn't pray hard enough all their short lives.

Answer 5

Kids learn by example and the Bible is true We must come to God with the attitude of a child Not with a hard heart..

Answer 6

I think it a terrible way, but I have to admit it can effective.

Answer 7

False Beliefs--yes.

islam has done it even better than the Vatican !

Answer 8

Well, of course not.