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[–]AnEvilVet 91 ポイント92 ポイント  (62子コメント)

There's nothing wrong with using something that your children can relate to to pass on your beliefs to them. Children's bibles have existed for years and simply representing the stories in a different manner isn't blasphemy, it's nice.

[–]ZuphCud[S] -68 ポイント-67 ポイント  (61子コメント)

There's everything wrong with indoctrinating children, and hijacking popular culture for that purpose.

[–]AnEvilVet 48 ポイント49 ポイント  (60子コメント)

I don't think passing on your sincere beliefs to your own children using materials that help you explain your beliefs easier is a bad thing.

I doubt children are clamouring to buy this themselves and I don't envisage evangelists slipping them into kids book-bags as they leave primary school. It's not a massive conspiracy to brainwash kids so get off your high-horse.

[–]ZuphCud[S] -82 ポイント-81 ポイント  (59子コメント)

Every last human who believes in a god, has been the victim of indoctrination or brainwashing.

The conspiracy is as big as the number of buyers.

Enjoy brainwashing your children, and watch them brainwash theirs.

[–]AnEvilVet 36 ポイント37 ポイント  (58子コメント)

You're confusing brainwashing with people passing on their beliefs to their own children.

I'm an atheist and a dad to three kids. I've not forced my beliefs on my children and the two who are old enough to believe in something do believe in God and Christianity. That isn't harmful to them in any way and it teaches them some good life lessons.

When they ask questions about religion, I explain that there are many different beliefs and none of them are right or wrong, they are just beliefs with no true way to state which is right or wrong.

Maybe when you have children you'll understand that they are individuals and can make up their own mind about what they want to believe.

[–]ZuphCud[S] -59 ポイント-58 ポイント  (57子コメント)

Brainwashing and 'passing on your beliefs' are the exact same thing.

So if you don't brainwash your children, it must be their school.

Also you're suggesting that atheists aren't capable of teaching their children any valuable life lessons.

When I have children, I'll be damn sure to keep any attempts of religious indoctrination far away from them.

[–]AnEvilVet 42 ポイント43 ポイント  (56子コメント)

I hate to say it but you're an idiot. Passing on your beliefs is not brainwashing and I can't believe you'd be so stupid to believe it is. If you honestly believe that it is then you will be brainwashing your children by steering them away from any other culture or belief system.

The simple fact about this world is that billions of people will believe thousands of different things. Hiding your children away from those thousands of things is not going to make them well-adjusted.

Introducing your children to different cultures, beliefs and ideas and letting them choose the one which they feel is right for them is perfectly okay. Just because they believe something when they are children doesn't mean that's who they are for life.

You're advocating xenophobia for your children and that is idiotic.

[–]ZuphCud[S] -67 ポイント-66 ポイント  (55子コメント)

Calling people whom you don't believe an idiot is very natural.

I'll teach my children to fear any religion just by turning on the news.

I'll tell my children not to believe their stories by thoroughly explaining why they're wrong.

I'll even teach my children to call all believers idiots.

Call that brainwashing if you like.

[–]AnEvilVet 41 ポイント42 ポイント  (30子コメント)

Call that brainwashing if you like.

It IS brainwashing and you're an idiot. Doing something like that will only cause your child harm. You will teach them nothing but ignorance, fear and hatred. Pathetic.

[–]random_123 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'll even teach my children to call ---> all <--- believers idiots.

Not only is that brainwashing, but it is prejudice and childish.

[–]Murreey 23 ポイント24 ポイント  (21子コメント)

I'm sorry for your children.

[–]violentbacrez 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Don't worry, if he keeps this act up, that won't be a problem he'll ever have to worry about having.

[–]ShaneH7646 -3 ポイント-2 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Being an atheist does not make op a worse parent, you and and anyone up voting this should be ashamed off yourselves

[–]Icalasari 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Ok I'm copy pasting my response to somebody else in this thread then adding to it

I think it's important to teach children about religion for one big reason:

"Why?"

By being frank about how nobody knows if, what, and to which degree these tales are true and why people may believe them, along with a healthy dose of science and never stifling their questioning, they can maintain that wonderful "Why?" and know to question even science (a fair few people these days will believe any outdated or just plain wrong "facts" because science is attached to it. I remember one prof likening it to, well, a new religion, which is bad as science shoukd always be questioned - it's the only way we figure out what is wrong and how to correct even the most accurate theories to be even more correct)

Plus, if they do follow the religion in the end? They are following it with a questioning mindset. Fear is a horrible idea - It just risks making them into an anti religious zealot