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In reply to the discussion: New research: Raising children without religion may be a better alternative. [View all]frazzled
(18,402 posts)50. The North Carolina killer was a committed, vocal atheist.
Just so everybody doesn't get all up in their atheists can do no wrong complacency. There are good and bad people of all persuasions in the real world, where "studies"don't mean jack.
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1monster
Feb 2015
OP
I was raised in the Catholic Church. I went to 13 years of Catholic school.
sundevil2000
Feb 2015
#71
Which makes it a human universal, which makes it inherent morality without religion
bhikkhu
Feb 2015
#22
The Abrahamic religions seem to have been made up as a means of societal control.
Arugula Latte
Feb 2015
#56
Joseph Campbell said that the monothesitic religions were the first to see God as ...
kwassa
Feb 2015
#65
that's exactly where they get lost- expecting divine intervention in their personal lives.
bettyellen
Feb 2015
#88
nope. 2/3 of local congregations (aka "donor families") never show up, but financially support the
bettyellen
Feb 2015
#84
Kids who don't have their heads stuffed full of bullshit have better bullshit filters?
LeftyMom
Feb 2015
#6
If you can believe in a magic man in the sky, you can believe any horseshit. And that's
valerief
Feb 2015
#33
Would you say ALL life on Earth is nothing more than a cosmic anomaly? A coincidence?
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2015
#58
I have a different take on life... More and more, I believe Everything is sentient...
1monster
Feb 2015
#68
we are close in our world view. And whenever I take quizzes it labels me pantheist but
KittyWampus
Feb 2015
#97
You didn't answer the question though. I don't want to make any assumptions. nt
el_bryanto
Feb 2015
#159
On thing about the statistics I found interesting. While it says that atheists are
hughee99
Feb 2015
#48
Not surprised to hear religious types have a hard time with reality....
Spitfire of ATJ
Feb 2015
#52
"Your post appears to be nothing more than a cheap shot at religious people."
Spitfire of ATJ
Feb 2015
#113
We've raised our kids in a god-free home and so far they haven't committed any murders
Arugula Latte
Feb 2015
#57
I am an atheist, but I don't think that the golden rule is the single basic moral principle.
Vattel
Feb 2015
#78
the golden rule does not require reciprocity, nor would anyone "want" their needs ignored in
bettyellen
Feb 2015
#87
the empathetic part is about others wishes, so it recognizes that not everyone wants the same things
bettyellen
Feb 2015
#91
LOL, I think it does. It encourages empathy and fairness. So when there is a conflict of interests
bettyellen
Feb 2015
#135
Every Nichiren Buddhist I know strives to show the benefit of Buddhist practice - the child chooses
DesertDiamond
Feb 2015
#90
this is so stupid I can't even believe it. Children SHOULD be able to use their imaginations
KittyWampus
Feb 2015
#94
Religion isn't presented as an exercise in imagination, it's presented as a fact in Sunday School
Fumesucker
Feb 2015
#98
Not in my Sunday School classes back when I taught. And the article makes it clear
KittyWampus
Feb 2015
#102
this thread belongs in the religion forum where atheist/theist DU'ers can continue their squabbling
KittyWampus
Feb 2015
#105
Feel free to move it over there if you wish. I found an interesting article and passed it on
1monster
Feb 2015
#122