To indoctrinate children into a religion, religious based input is brutally forced onto their consciousnesses whilst their general perception of reality is forming and intense emotions like fear and guilt and other more subtle tricks are used to override their minds attempts to reject it for not linking with other established facts. But to indoctrinate children into atheism, all one must do is to remain silent on the whole religion issue, how does this constitute indoctrination?
2007-12-11
07:03:32
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But you don't have to tell your children there is no god, they already know it! Children aren't born with a concept of god in their minds, you fool.
2007-12-11
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It doesn't constitute indoctrination at all. Atheism isn't anything. It's the lack of something. You can't indoctrinate nothing into someone's head.
2007-12-11 07:10:04
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answered by Linz VT•AM 4
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There's probably not much point as most children raised by non-religious parents tend not to become religious later in life (and it's a lot higher than the proportion of children raised by religious parents that end up abandoning religion).
Just teaching your children the scientific method and the rules of logic so that they can evaluate claims made by other people would seem to be enough.
2007-12-11 18:11:01
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answered by bestonnet_00 7
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Everyone does what's in accordance with their values and can't help it. Atheist parents would automatically raise atheist children and Christian parents Christian ones. Indoctrination doesn't enter into it. There may be people who try to poison their children's minds against particular perspectives, but even then they might react against them during adolescence or as adults.
2007-12-11 15:39:27
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answered by grayure 7
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You don't - you can't MAKE a kid believe in anything....that's something they'll have to figure out for themselves. But what you can do is make sure they know about different religions, as well as athieism....let them sift through the information and choose for themselves. Whatever they pick is the one that will stick, because it's of their own choosing.
2007-12-11 15:19:05
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answered by Blue Oyster Kel 7
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Actually, the best atheists seem to be the ones who understand religion well and have come to their own conclusions.
Teach your children how to gain that understanding and that you will support them in what ever decision they make.
Educated choices are better than ignorance.
2007-12-11 15:13:55
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answered by skurka 2
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I don't see it happening. As an atheist and parent I always allow my child to explore and learn on her own. She was fascinated with Kumari worship after a visit to Nepal and then after trips to Tibet and Thailand became very interested in Buddhism. Her Christian friends took her to Sunday School, but she was disgusted to learn that Christians thought all non-Christians are condemned to Hell.
2007-12-11 15:12:17
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answered by Dendronbat Crocoduck 6
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All i would do with my kid is teach him before he goes to school and learn about god that its just another theory of why we are here and is a faith to believe in but isnt for everyone.
i would prefer if he was atheist tho, much easier for me and more smarter. no offense to anyone who does believe, just science seems more logical then the bible.
2007-12-11 15:58:13
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answered by Just_Call_Me_Shady 4
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I don't know. My parents were strict Catholics that brutally forced their beliefs down my throat and it had the opposite effect that you describe.
Luckily I was smart enough to figure things out on my own.
2007-12-11 15:12:06
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answered by Marvin -Retired- 4
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what I find amusing is that people actually do think that atheism is the "default position" when its simply not true.
some people are "born atheist" some people are born with a sense of God.
I didn't even know what the word "God" meant or referred to til I was like 8 or something. but I still had a sense of what I belive in as God.
edit: >>"Children aren't born with a concept of god in their minds, you fool."<<
... I was. I simply didn't have a word for it.
just because you experienced something a certain way does not mean that everyone else experiences it that way as well.
2007-12-11 15:24:32
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answered by RW 6
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Well you are generalizing. I'm christian but i dont baptize my children. When they get old enough- if they choose they can do that. Ive never forced my children to go to church with me- although many times they do attend. Growing up you have to give children something to learn about- but when they get old enough than you need to let them make their own decisions. Think of it more as "guiding them"... not forcing.
2007-12-11 15:08:46
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answered by Amy Clark 5
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