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Old 01-03-2015, 13:21   #128
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Re: Richard Dawkins says children need to be ‘protected’ from religion.

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Originally Posted by idi banashapan View Post
For the same reason you should question anything. As I've said many, many times on this forum, the moment we stop questioning and blindly follow is the moment we stop progressing - it's the moment we hold ourselves back. And so we would never become more because we cannot better ourselves or anything / anyone else. And it doesn't matter if it's an ideology, a theory or whatever. We should always question to find our own conclusion, not unquestionably follow one we are fed.
Someone's beliefs aren't as conventional as say, why do you support a certain football team, why is a certain country your favourite destination etc.

It's a deeply personal thing for each person. You may get some who are happy to open up about it, that's up to them but unsolicited questioning of someone's religious beliefs is about as personal as you can get, especially if they don't affect anyone else, least of all the person doing the asking.

I expect people to ask "What/why does the bible say such and such about this" (providing it's a legitimate interest and not an excuse to to bring views out in the open to criticise and attack them), it comes with the territory. But expecting/demanding someone to have their view questioned? Don't be in too much of a hurry for a response. I'm not telling anyone how to live. I know what works for me and I'm happy with that.
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