2007-07-09 12:34:47 · 31 answers · asked by Desiree 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes. Project Steve was one such initiative by scientists, most of whom are atheists.
Also, main line Christians generally do not have the completely kooky ideas of the fundies wrt evolution, age of the earth etc.
2007-07-10 12:26:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Could Christians be doing more to prevent Atheist's children from being brainwashed?
2007-07-09 12:52:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Obviously that makes about as much sense as asking if Christians can do more to prevent atheist children from being brainwashed.
People have a right to raise their children according to their own values. They are free to reject those values as young adults and frequently do. Your question and the mentality it exhibits has a kind of fascist feel to it.
2007-07-09 12:44:55 · answer #3 · answered by Galahad 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
oh please its not brain-washing. only ignorant atheists who know nothing about religion call it that. im an atheist btw. first define what brainwashing is. brainwashing : any systematic effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and beliefs in a person against his will, usually beliefs in conflict with his prior beliefs and knowledge. children have no opinion about god when they are first born so they cant be atheist. an atheist is a person who doesnt believe in god but when a baby cant even grasp the concept that when a blanket covers something it doesnt go away can the baby be called an atheist? i dont think so. parents are raising their children up the way the feel is best. whether that is through christian teachings, bhuddists teachings, or any other religious teachings it is the way they teach their kids. its up to the kids when they are older to draw their own conclusions about their faith and believe what they feel is right.
how can you brainwash a person if they have no thought past "when am i going to eat next?" and not even that.
2007-07-09 12:51:26 · answer #4 · answered by god_of_the_accursed 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Brainwashed - hmm you know the same could be said about athiests, just that people with more credintials have managed to brainwash the wider population...
It really depends on how you look at it... wouldn't it be scary if it was proven that it is an effort at mass brainwashing and people are falling for it? It's just a question - their is no body that sick to try to brainwash everyone to believe that there is no God, that we are the final authority of our own lives... etc....
Na it just couldn't happen, could it?
2007-07-09 18:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by Abbasangel 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You don't want Christian teaching in public schools, but you think you have a right to interfere with how Christians raise their children?
H Y P O C R I T E !
2007-07-09 12:43:07 · answer #6 · answered by Lyle the farm cat 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think Atheists could be doing more to make sure NOBODY tries to change ANYONES beliefs regardless of what they are.
"It's important that we are all vocal..." What ?, It's important to get out of each others faces and let people form their own opinion, who gives a **** what who believes, people have brains of their own, what they want to believe is their own business.
Richard Dawkins doesn't care who's right or wrong, he is so vocal because religion gets in the way of everything, Politics, War, Science, The Future of humanity and so on....,
The President stopping stem cell research does nothing for the good of medicine, and it does not maintain any "Morals", using a bunch of discarded eggs harms nobody, these "Pro-Life" people seem to only care about possible future life, and don't give a damn about people with illnesses that may be treated due to this research.
2007-07-09 12:39:29 · answer #7 · answered by Ian G 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I am a citizen of the United States and as such I believe in the Constitution and all it contains. It gives me the freedom to believe as I will. It gives others the freedom to believe as they will. It is not my place to interfere with that unless my personal freedoms are being interfered with.
I value freedom of choice...no one should go to their beliefs kicking and screaming along the way.
2007-07-09 12:43:38 · answer #8 · answered by genaddt 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No i was brainwashed already.
Grew as a atheist telling me i came from a ape-like creature of some sort.
Did some year of research found out that
evolution & the big bang is science's only Theorys of life and its orgin.
science got brainwashed by a guy from the 1800s all is lost....*sigh*
2007-07-09 12:41:35 · answer #9 · answered by the great one 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No, and yes.
For young children: No. It's their parents' business to raise them, not yours or mine.
But for teenagers and college kids: Yes, possibly.
If they want to talk, I listen; if they ask questions, I answer truthfully.
I'm not quite so direct as an acquaintance of mine who will occasionally buy an ice cream or hot dog and then tease the young vendor with, "Does your momma know you're selling food to an atheist?" or some such banter. It works because his delivery is so dry and droll that they just have to laugh, and sometimes they will also drop their voices and admit to having a few doubts of their own.
2007-07-09 12:43:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋