Is there any hope that our children can have a healthy interaction with their faith in greater powers or have we squabbled so viciously there is nothing for them but animosity towards the very concept of religion as a whole. How many teens will step into adulthood in the next few years with nothing but contempt for the concept of faith and rely entirely upon their intellect and self sufficiency to guide them? Is that such a bad concept, what if their decisions are made based solely on intelligence, free choice and goodwill not faith. Perhaps faith has been misplaced as a scapegoat to justify bad decisions poorly thought out and executed.
2006-10-21 08:38:48 · 11 answers · asked by Pamela 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The only faith I have is that our children will forget religion, and look back at is as barbaric and caveman like.
quick note- I didn't see the other posters comments before I wrote mine- funny how two of us would use "caveman".
2006-10-21 08:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by cedykeman1 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Somewhere around 1900 the man who ran the US Patent office said that they should shut the place down because everything that was possible to invent had been invented. An expert in 1906 said that by 1950 the US would be 6 feet deep in horse sh**. In the 1960's I was in a similar state of mind as you and asked a similar question - although not religious oriented. I wondered what was left in the world to do. The whole world was falling apart and there was nothing left to do. I almost ended up going to school with Bill Gates. As it was I did get into that industry much later. Keep your faith in life. Faith in everything else will come along.
2006-10-21 08:45:11 · answer #2 · answered by bocasbeachbum 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will always be a necessity for religion. Soldiers, who are fighting our wars, before they go into combat pray that God will protect them. People never think that they have a need for religion until the going gets tough. If you think that religion is just something that someone created to "justify bad decisions poorly thought out and executed", then take a better look around you. Because there are Christians everywhere, whether they act like it or not.
2006-10-21 08:48:43 · answer #3 · answered by redneckgal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have always been wars, and fought with far more personal viciousness and involvement of innocents than any we have lived through. And throughout it all, faith in a supreme being has always survived. You talk about strife? Read a good history of how life was in the Middle Ages, and you will realize that we are living a relatively pampered life compared to that. If anything, it is the pampering, not the strife, that will bring us down.
2006-10-21 08:48:29 · answer #4 · answered by Pete 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're raised in a family where your beliefs (religion) are really important to your parents and family overall, there's a pretty good chance that you're going to stick to that faith as an adult. But it all depends on how you react to what happens in life, if you blame God (or whoever it is you believe is the "higher power" in the world) or if you are willing to trust that God will carry you through the trials of life. But I also think that the wars and events like Sept. 11th do cause people to doubt the existence of a "higher power" due to the fact that those things still happen and could be stopped if God wanted to stop them.
2006-10-21 09:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by NK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion was made by those with power. Notice that in Catholicism, the Pope is the ultimate power and dictator. If you want to confess your sins, you have to go to a priest to figure out what to do. Those with power determine religion and rules. Religion is just a way to instill morals and provide social cohesion. Recently, the importance of religion has been decreasing in young ppl, but according to Durkheim, that's ok because society still functions because we all play roles in our own division of labor and respect the rules that the roles entail. For example, as a student, one would act differently than as a worker. Therefore, religion is not necessary, but it is useful and helpful. Btw, wo8odn't it be better to base decisions on intelligence and free choice than faith? ha ha. "I'm pretty sure I'll get an A on my test next week. No need to study! I have faith!" You make your own destiny, not God or faith. You control your own actions and beliefs. If you choose to believe in God, then go ahead, but please don't rely your life on him.
2006-10-21 08:44:54 · answer #6 · answered by bebeeangeldust 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. I think that people turn to faith more in times of trouble.
What I hope DOES happen is that people will stop equating faith and politics. One has no bearing on the other.
2006-10-21 08:42:53 · answer #7 · answered by lilly 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since my son is attending Bible college to become a pastor, I would say, yes my children will have a use for religion.
2006-10-21 08:46:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the objective of a non secular college is to coach faith. that's the reason of its life. If philosophy is to benefit it is going to benefit as an addition to faith no longer as a substitution. in case you do no longer prefer your babies to benefit faith they might desire to pass to a public or to a private college. by way of the way i'm no longer a Catholic.
2016-11-24 21:29:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope they won't. We don't have any use for religion. Religion was invented by cavemen pondering the inexplicable. Now in the 21st century science has managed to explain the "inexplicable" so there is no no need for religion. Say no to jesus
2006-10-21 08:41:44 · answer #10 · answered by Say No To jesus 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋