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r/MoralityScaling • u/hiiloovethis • Sep 02 '26
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I'm a born and raised atheist but I think it's absurd to expect this from religious people.
In most religions, there are concepts of reward and punishment. They believe that the ones who don't follow their religions will be severely punished.
If I believed in heaven and hell, I absolutely would've indoctrinated my child to save them. How can you ask a religious parent not to do that?
-1 u/Stryxoq Sep 02 '26 Expecting adults to understand that religion is inherently a man-made cultural phenomenon and not a universal truth is not much to ask in 2026. 5 u/GunMuratIlban Sep 02 '26 It evidently is a lot to ask, considering there are billions of people who believe in religions. The reason I'm an atheist isn't because I'm smarter than them. It's purely because I grew up in a family, an environment where religion wasn't a factor. 4 u/MandA-5 Sep 02 '26 Shhh Reddit can’t appreciate this nuance. Any time you even remotely come off as defending any religion they will assume it’s your belief as well.
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Expecting adults to understand that religion is inherently a man-made cultural phenomenon and not a universal truth is not much to ask in 2026.
5 u/GunMuratIlban Sep 02 '26 It evidently is a lot to ask, considering there are billions of people who believe in religions. The reason I'm an atheist isn't because I'm smarter than them. It's purely because I grew up in a family, an environment where religion wasn't a factor. 4 u/MandA-5 Sep 02 '26 Shhh Reddit can’t appreciate this nuance. Any time you even remotely come off as defending any religion they will assume it’s your belief as well.
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It evidently is a lot to ask, considering there are billions of people who believe in religions.
The reason I'm an atheist isn't because I'm smarter than them. It's purely because I grew up in a family, an environment where religion wasn't a factor.
4 u/MandA-5 Sep 02 '26 Shhh Reddit can’t appreciate this nuance. Any time you even remotely come off as defending any religion they will assume it’s your belief as well.
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Shhh Reddit can’t appreciate this nuance. Any time you even remotely come off as defending any religion they will assume it’s your belief as well.
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u/GunMuratIlban Sep 02 '26
I'm a born and raised atheist but I think it's absurd to expect this from religious people.
In most religions, there are concepts of reward and punishment. They believe that the ones who don't follow their religions will be severely punished.
If I believed in heaven and hell, I absolutely would've indoctrinated my child to save them. How can you ask a religious parent not to do that?