Sentences with phrase «minds about religion»

Letting kids make up their minds about religion implicitly makes up their minds for them, because it teaches them that they have the sort of minds that Enlightenment rationality assumes.

In doing so, we will be no more guilty of indoctrination than the parents who let their kids «make up» their own minds about religion, because all reason is tradition - based.

I don't make my kids go to church; I want them to make up their own minds about religion.»

(Bertrand Russell apparently had some form of spiritual experience near the end of his life, but felt it was too late to change his mind about religion.)

Based on my early church experiences, letting my son «make up» his own mind about religion would be misguided, because that conception of freedom fails to recognize how children learn to reason in the first place.

Fundamental to freedom of religion is the freedom to change your mind about religion and thus enforcement of any «contract» that purports to bind you to some religiously based course of action could be seen as infringing on freedom of religion.

Not exact matches

My believe system did not change overnight, it took some time, but one day I realized religion did not made any sense and since then in my mind I am not concerned about the afterlife, I concentrate on what I have to do now and I feel free.

The common image of Calvinism — and I hear it portrayed in this way often, even by people who know some things about theology — is that the religion of John Calvin is a mean - spirited, narrow - minded perspective where a nasty God decides to save a few people while arbitrarily consigning the vast portion of the human race to eternal suffering.

Many say science is now woven together with ethics and religion in their minds; they can't think about biology without thinking about its meaning in the greater context.

Now — I don't expect people to renounce their religion because of it.,... but it wouldn't suprise me if some fence sitters didn't get inspired to make their own minds up about their beliefs...

President Obama was for it, before he was against it: first giving a speech about religion and our constitutional system so high - minded that it was audible only to bats» and then, as criticism mounted, hurriedly explaining that he wasn't actually lending his support to the project.

There is no doubt in my mind that ANY candidate who actually wants to be president would have to (and probably has) lie about their religion to be considered.

«It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion; for while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no further; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate, and linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity.»

its not really atheism or religion that I have a problem with, its the hate, control, and fear that goes along with it that I have a problem with, you say that those who are spiritual are into new agey, crystal ball, stuff, see that's what I'm talking about, you assume to know what something is about when you don't understand something you naturally fear it, your self righteous clouds you, don't you get that by being narrow minded in your view towards things, you really act no better than religious fundamentalists, being spiritual is a lot more than just the new agey, think positive all the time that you think it is, its about being aware of who you are?

I post about atheism, not to change the minds of Christians, but to voice alternatives to religion, for the «undecided voters» who may be reading these comments.

This is what I'm passionate about because it doesn't just apply to pastors but to millions of people who are changing their minds and losing their religion.

We would NOT learn about Jesus because religion exists only in our minds, not in reality.

This is why its so hard to argue about religion, a person will only convert if they're open - minded enough to think something else is right.

i love it when people talk about religion and there faith its mind boggling how people create up what ever they want.

the purpose why God allowed multiple religions to evolve and exist in the distant and even today is because our minds intellectual capacity has increased tremendously after we became civilized about 10,000 years go.Earlier when we were hunter gatherers our priorities was just to find food to survive, Then we became more knowlegible and our concern includes the intelle tual need to understand the meaning and purpose of our existence, so God allowed the founding and establishment of many religions by humans to conform with their intellectual, social and educational development, Since this is not static, it contiually diversify and change to conform with their times of existince, History showed that this is continuesly improving, so the future expects changes towards Panthrotheism in accordance to His will.

So by stating that there must be a Christian presence in government you're kinda unconsciously outlining the mind controlling hypocrisy you're indoctrinated into, of early Byzantine cultists who subverted a good religion and plugged 2000 years of pagan rituals into a philosophy that was about love and created the most hypocritical, torturous, murderous, blasphemous, demonic and satanic era of human history, that would have made the devil himself, if he happens to be real, enthralled and delighted at the inhuman acts perpetrated by men who's skill lay only in great fornication and great defilements, that can only be possessed by those that truly revel in the pain and the blood of the innocent.

Even one of the greatest minds to ever live on this planet said religion is childish and if you stop to think about it, you just might realize how stupid and ignorant you really are???

I love Jesus and I do feel that he had died for each and everyone of our sins and I feel we are all loved equally no matter what we do rather it be for murder to just plain old coursing He loves us all honestly I've debated in my mind that if Christianity is about being mean hateful and thinking that you're going around better than everybody then that's not the religion for me

They have just enough general truth about life to convince the simple minded of their authenticity, which has then allowed the leaders of these religions to maintain control of the populace.

President Obama was for it, before he was against it: first giving a speech about religion and our constitutional system so high - minded that it was audible only to bats — and then, as criticism mounted, hurriedly explaining that he wasn't actually lending his support to the project.

My friends and i go to a christian church and some of the Muslim students have gone with us just to see and learn for them selves what it is like instead of going off rumors and here say... Unless you have experiences something on your own you have no right to talk smack about it... The reason the world is the way it is is because people are to stuck up THEIR butts and THEIR way, to even try and become educated about anything else... im not saying convert or change your ways... But be educated about something before you talk because if your not you really look like a fool... ever religion, race, culture,... they have their good people and they have their bad people and you CAN NOT judge a whole race, religion, culture... off one group... that just being single minded!!!

It's pretty obvious that men sold and keep on selling religion to other weak - minded fools to «try to make them feel better» (but really, it's always been about making a buck; they are sneaky this way, just like the current Republican party).

However, anti-theists don't mind lying about religion in general and Christianity in particular.

He viewed science as a way to learn deeper truths about God, arguing that «a little philosophy inclines man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings men's minds about to religion.»

But yes, we know more about religion because we don't close our mind to other religions for fear of being prosyletized.

For those of you nay sayers that say religion is a way to manipulate the weak - minded, how little you know about life and how little you know about your own potential.

Although Darwin did not see any evidence for design in nature, we should keep in mind that any doubts Darwin may have had about religion were due to his reactions to the prevailing theology of providential design that dominated the culture of nineteenth - century Victorian England.

I would never try to change someones mind about what religion they want to be.

Taking the role of an open - minded skeptic, Berger asks probative questions about religion without being bound by tradition, church, scripture, or personal experience.

A special feature keeping us up to date with issues of science and religion TEMPLETON WINNER, MIND AND MATHEMATICS In mid-March it was announced that this year's winner of the Templeton Prize — an extremely valuable prize awarded annually in recognition of, and promotion of, work for «research or discoveries about spiritual realities» — is Fr Michael Heller, a 72 - yr - old Polish priest and physics professor.

Second, for someone who is so uptight as this author about knowing religions and even writing a book about it, the mere fact that not ONCE in this article did you use the official and correct name of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints (aka Mormon) in my mind completely discredits your temper tantrum.

No, because the end justify s the means and you have already made up your mind that you are right about Jesus and there can be no other truth, and it's never about learning more about different people and cultures and religions, it's about making sure anyone who is different knows you are a Christian which is the only sensible way to live and anyone who is not like you is either converted, attacked, pitied or dismissed as a fool who awaits eternal damnation.

It's probably the prairie kid thing, combined with the evangelical - mutt thing, but when acedia slinks into my soul, spreading into every corner of my life with an ooze, when my mind is fuzzy and apathetic, when I'm listless and worn out, burned out, on religion and parenting and marriage and family and everything about my life, I get to the daily, methodical, healing goodness of real work.

If someone was born in Saudi Arabia, they would be Muslim and if they were born in the US, they would be Christian... It's up to them to figure out that religion is a crock before they waste their whole life worshiping a non-existent friend in the sky and believing in a book full of fairy tales... My favorite fairy tale is about the guy who was told not to look behind and was turned into a block of salt when he disobeyed the command and took a peak... lol... I was raised christian but I had too many doubts and questions especially after our scandalous pastor took the money that was raised to build a new church building and disappeared into thin air with the loot... lol... After I ditched religion, I had a peace of mind and I am still at peace...

When a contemporary Jesuit from Boston teaches a Buddhist mindfulness technique to his flock or an ecumenically minded Tibetan lama expropriates a Christian prayer, we have something analogous to John Ruskin's rhapsodies about the Elgin marbles, or Henry Steele Olcott's attempts to tell Sinhalese Buddhists what their religion was really all about.

If you'd like to get together with serious - minded people who want to talk about religion, culture, and public life, please get in touch.

Looking at other religions and keeping an open mind about your current religion by challenging your current belief schema will do one of the following:

Furthermore, as people have taken advantage of the opportunity to tell me just what they think about religion and politics, I've really struggled with the idea that they might think they've actually changed my mind.

But mind you here we are not talking about Religion but much worse it is politics which proved to be strong enough to divide people of one religion as well as dividing families among them selves..

For all the high - minded notions about human rights that are prevalent in British society, it would appear that this has been no substitute for religion when it comes to protecting human dignity.

when what really happened was the church leadership passed on their oppotunity to be courageous and stand up for what their religion is supposed to be about and kowtowed to a group of cowardly racists who wouldn't even attach their name to their hate because they know it be shameful and small minded.

Before you say that I am doing the same thing, keep in mind that I have read the bible, and also many books about the history of religion.

For the same reason it is instructive to know, for example, just what is fundamentally wrong with the project of John Rawls» «liberalism» (which I could also tell you about sometime, if you really wanted to know): Taylor's fame and prestige make it very probable that the sensibility he expresses (a warm respect for religion, as long as it does not make any unseemly or backward personal or political demands) is shared by many influential minds.

«I agree with the Jesse Ventura quote about religion: «Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak - minded people who need strength in numbers.

I don't believe in any gods, but I am glad of the diversity of the historic religions and of the continued diversity of belief today which I think teaches us about humanity and keeps our minds open for future knowledge that may be radically different than we expect.