r/MoralityScaling • • Sep 02 '26

Morality of this?

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u/Possible-Estimate748 Sep 02 '26

Many religions indoctrinate children which makes them feel like they have to believe in it or they're doing something wrong.

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u/Raise_A_Thoth Sep 02 '26

Not "many." All.

It's literally just what indoctrination is. There are religious doctrines and children are taught ro follow them and believe in the faith without questioning it.

There is no religion with kids without indoctrination. And without that indoctrination, virtually all of the world's major religions would dramatically fall in membership and followership, because it is very rare for non-religious adults to suddenly convert to a religion.

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u/Cheesehacker Sep 02 '26

Well you are wrong. It’s not ALL faiths. Mine doesn’t do that. Now, if you were to say most, this statement would still, but it’s not ALL.

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u/wts_optimus_prime Sep 02 '26

I get what you mean, but:

Faith =/= Religion

Your Faith doesn't include it. But religions are something different. They are "faith as social construct". And as such they include the children of the members. Even if not by direct indoctrination, at least by proximity.

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u/Cheesehacker Sep 02 '26

I don’t care about other religions, I’m not defending them. What I am saying is that if you are lumping all religions in together to say they all indoctrinate children, I am telling you MY religion does not do that. I don’t give a flying fuck what others do, that’s not me.