Which group is most likely to believe whatever they're raised to believe? Atheists or Christians?

Question

Keep in mind that most Atheists weren't raised to be Atheists in this country

Answer 1

Both

Answer 2

Doesn't really matter, because both ways can be "spun". Whichever group is more likely can always say that it's because they've got the truth (which is a logical fallacy, since truth can't be determined by counting noses), while the other group, which is less likely, can claim it's because that this is evidence that they don't force their beliefs on children as much as the first group.
Here's a perfect example of what I mean:
"You are correct that most Atheists weren't raised to be Atheists in this country. That goes a long way toward answering your question.

Also, in my experience it seems that atheists tell their children to question things that do not make sense, and to form their own opinions. Christians work to indoctrine children and discuss the importance of bringing a child up to know god.

My answer is that christian kids are more likely to believe what they are raised to believe."

How can "most Atheists weren't raised to be Atheists" and " christian kids are more likely to believe what they are raised to believe" both be true unless a percentage of Christian kids who weren't raised to be Christian is higher than the high percentage ("most") of Atheist kids who weren't raised to be Atheists?
(Also, there's a quite of bit of question begging in the second paragraph- assuming that religion is one of those things that "doesn't make sense" and atheism isn't- but that's beyond the scope of the question).

Answer 3

I believe is would be Christians. I was raised a Christian but life experience and education led to my changing to an agnostic view points. I've had too much of the hypocrisy of organized religions. I have yet to meet an Atheist that was raised with those beliefs. I find the narrow minded answers by the Christians here to be amusing and typical. Which is all part of the experience I was talking about.

Answer 4

I think it all depends on the type of education you recieved. If you were taken to Church by your parents but your family did not live a Christian lifestlye then I would say you have a good chance of being pulled in a different direction with your beliefs. If you were strictly taught that there is no God and evolution was true and Christianity is lies than you may have a better chance of sticking with that belief system. I think bottom line is the stronger the education, the stronger the belief will be.

Answer 5

You are correct that most Atheists weren't raised to be Atheists in this country. That goes a long way toward answering your question.

Also, in my experience it seems that atheists tell their children to question things that do not make sense, and to form their own opinions. Christians work to indoctrine children and discuss the importance of bringing a child up to know god.

My answer is that christian kids are more likely to believe what they are raised to believe.

Answer 6

I would say atheists. You stated the reason. I'm living proof.

Edit: I don't think people are reading this question closely enough (Clucker, I'm looking your way).

True, most atheists weren't raised to be atheist. That means they were raised to follow a religion. But since they rejected that religion, it would suggest that the religion is not the most effective at influencing people to believe what they were raised to believe.

Answer 7

I would say Christians due to the fact that there is far more pressure in Christianity to believe than with Atheists.

Answer 8

Christians are more likely to believe as they were raised. They indoctrinate their children with goddidits and frustrate any questioning. Atheists question everything. Honest atheists accept that their children are able to, and will, decide for themselves what to believe without condeming them to Hell as do Christian parents.

Answer 9

i was raised a Christian; became an Atheist; now I'm a Baha'i

i've never believed just what i'm told to believe
which is sad that so many simply do - this is foolishness, for it is quite evident that science is the light, and, being so, religion truly so-called does not oppose knowledge.

truth is relative.

Answer 10

I would hope the answer would be neither.
The best way to raise children is to give them a foundation, a sense of right and wrong, boundaries, a safe place to fall, and eventually the confidence to do their own thinking.

Answer 11

Neither is more likely to believe what they were raised to believe than the other. It doesn't matter how you were raised, everyone has opinions and will believe what they want to.