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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 690101" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>If the various religions had stopped with their versions of the "Golden Rule" ("Do unto others as ye would have done unto you.") the world would probably be a much better place than it is.</p><p></p><p>Whether a child raised in a given religion naturally becomes curious at a certain age and explores other religions and eventually chooses one or none for themselves depends a lot on how they were raised into their birth religion.</p><p></p><p>If they were raised in fear of "god" and of "hell", or of losing a chance at "heaven's glories", if they were raised to believe that "god" was vengeful and that the religion of their upbringing was the only way to avoid hell and get to heaven, they are often so thoroughly indoctrinated, and so fearful of "god's" wrath that they do not explore and learn and decide.</p><p></p><p>Instead they follow the faith of their upbringing like sheep following the belled goat that leads them both to their feeding grounds and to the slaughterhouse when the time comes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 690101, member: 1963"] If the various religions had stopped with their versions of the "Golden Rule" ("Do unto others as ye would have done unto you.") the world would probably be a much better place than it is. Whether a child raised in a given religion naturally becomes curious at a certain age and explores other religions and eventually chooses one or none for themselves depends a lot on how they were raised into their birth religion. If they were raised in fear of "god" and of "hell", or of losing a chance at "heaven's glories", if they were raised to believe that "god" was vengeful and that the religion of their upbringing was the only way to avoid hell and get to heaven, they are often so thoroughly indoctrinated, and so fearful of "god's" wrath that they do not explore and learn and decide. Instead they follow the faith of their upbringing like sheep following the belled goat that leads them both to their feeding grounds and to the slaughterhouse when the time comes. [/QUOTE]
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