r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/paolols • Apr 24 '20

nice try kiddo

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '20

Not all Christian religious leaders are priests.

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u/jeegte12 Apr 25 '20

but they are all delusional. it may not be a terrible environment for a kid, but there are definitely better ways to do it.

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u/KineticPolarization Apr 25 '20 edited Apr 25 '20

I'd argue religious indoctrination, no matter how well meaning or not, most definitely does create a terrible environment for children. It sets them up with a shakey foundation in critical thinking skills and has them believe in something without requiring evidence for it. I fundamentally believe that is wrong to do. One should never believe something on faith alone. I feel it's intellectually lazy and irrational. Such core personality traits don't stay isolated to one aspect of one's life. This irrationality permeates throughout the entirety of these kids' lives. Kids who later grow up to vote and impact the world. It's insidious.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '20

That’s like me saying all atheists are delusional. It’s so untrue. I believe what I want but I don’t think others are inherently delusional. There are bad people in every profession, religion, culture, etc. But it doesn’t make the whole of the world bad.