tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post3524885661610071083..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Atheism Has Lowest Retention Rate of Any ReligionDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-30970183739434587282012-07-11T23:09:34.064-04:002012-07-11T23:09:34.064-04:00So my question is, "What are the Hindu's ...So my question is, "What are the Hindu's doing right?"maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613163382453563548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1917207489315396432012-07-11T23:08:02.201-04:002012-07-11T23:08:02.201-04:00"It's nice to believe that you're not..."It's nice to believe that you're not "pushing" your ideas on your children, but I don't see how that's feasible if you actually interact with your children. "<br /><br />But there is some truth to this. My terribly controlling and (later confirmed to be) mentally ill aunt did more to push me and my siblings away from faith than any atheist. She is the sort of person who leaves you feeling like you want to get away at any cost, and she is the most actively religious person I can imagine. I also think you need to meet your children where they are. Children with deep epistemological questions need serious theology and discussion, not anger and coercion.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613163382453563548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-26144911938981955802012-07-11T11:19:35.741-04:002012-07-11T11:19:35.741-04:00It's nice to believe that you're not "...It's nice to believe that you're not "pushing" your ideas on your children, but I don't see how that's feasible if you actually interact with your children. Of course they are going to learn through their experiences with you what you believe, and they will be influenced by those experiences. And they will either learn to accept and embrace those beliefs, or they will rebel against them.Paul Zummohttp://the-american-catholic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-84565401691619931642012-07-11T08:58:31.181-04:002012-07-11T08:58:31.181-04:00+JMJ+
Anonymous's comment reminds me of a gr...+JMJ+ <br /><br />Anonymous's comment reminds me of a group blog by atheist mothers that I stumbled upon a few years ago. The post that struck me the most was by a mother who was worried about her son thinking of atheism merely as something in their family's culture, the way going to a certain vacation spot each year is part of a family's culture but has nothing to do with reason. Another mother left this comment: "When my son asked me, 'Mom, why doesn't our family believe in God?' I said, 'Because God doesn't exist.'" (Nice one, aye?) <br /><br />It seems that the definition of parenting includes "pushing" some of one's beliefs onto one's children. The important ones, at least.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-57305091173184502762012-07-11T00:16:30.929-04:002012-07-11T00:16:30.929-04:00Do you take them to Church or allow them to be exp...Do you take them to Church or allow them to be exposed to teaching about Jesus? <br /><br />If not, do you think that says anything to them one way or the other about the importance of atheism over Christianity? <br /><br />Do you make any comments about the Bible being fairy tales? Do you say anything positive about Jesus? <br /><br />Again, if not do you think they are getting a balanced view of the options they have in life?<br /><br />Do you tell them anything along the lines of science and education solving the world's problems or anything about religion being the cause of the world's problems?Thesauroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-86624420299653594632012-07-10T22:35:54.914-04:002012-07-10T22:35:54.914-04:00"the majority of people who identify as athei..."the majority of people who identify as atheists as adults were not raised as atheists"<br /><br />but don't atheists tell us that we believe what we believe because of what our parents tell us to believe? <br />Or I suppose that only works for those who identify as Christians, cause we can't think for ourselves - right?Thesauroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-61968783206642640042012-07-10T15:07:17.732-04:002012-07-10T15:07:17.732-04:00Yeah. I downloaded the Pew data to try to confirm...Yeah. I downloaded the Pew data to try to confirm that, and see how much trading there was between "nothing" and "atheist", but it's formatted in a .sav file intended to be read by SPSS statistics software, and I can't get it open. I did read through the codebook for the data, and it looks to me like CARA probably combined "agnostic", "spiritual but not religious", and "no opinion" into "nothing", but I can't say absolutely for sure without being able to get at all the data and see if the numbers add up.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-86345689425342898442012-07-10T14:08:10.524-04:002012-07-10T14:08:10.524-04:00As Msgr. notes in the comments, "none" d...As Msgr. notes in the comments, "none" does not necessarily mean no faith, but rather no specific denomination. In other words, they could be believers but they do not belong to a specific congregation.Paul Zummohttp://the-american-catholic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-27920371967106560042012-07-10T10:18:23.888-04:002012-07-10T10:18:23.888-04:00That does seem mildly odd.
Also, those brought ...That does seem mildly odd. <br /><br />Also, those brought up as atheists only make up 10% of atheists surveyed, so I think there'd be some question as to whether their experience is representative or not.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-13675994074385427172012-07-10T10:04:11.012-04:002012-07-10T10:04:11.012-04:00It should also be noted that, as far as I can tell...It should also be noted that, as far as I can tell, people who switched from identifying as "atheist" to identifying as "None" or "agnostic" were counted as a loss, which seems questionable.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496144988509668275noreply@blogger.com