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Originally Posted by Fahad1
Evengli,
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It's EvangelicalHumanist. Evengli is too reminiscent of Svengali.
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What other option do you want the parents and churches to teach the kids inorder to stop them from doing wrong?
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Rather than teach them to fear, I would prefer that both parents (and churches
if necessary) teach them to love. I'd rather that children were taught to have empathy, so that they would understand how what they do affects others.
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For example If I teach my child that please donot steal anything from a shop or market because if the police sees you ,he will put you in jail or punish you.
do you think that the child will obey? What if the child after growing up finds out that the police itself takes bribes and is not sincere in its work. Will the child still be on the right path?
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I think that this is completely wrong, frankly. I would much prefer for a parent to teach their child to understand what it feels like to have something stolen from them, or to be hurt by someone. When they understand how they dislike it, and then make the connection that the person who they do this to will feel exactly the same way, they will be much more likely to be good and to be good for the right reasons.
This takes time and patience and good parenting, because the development of a social sense and empathy is a long process for humans, as it must overcome the selfishness inherent in an individual who needs and wants. But the skill and patience involved in teaching children such lessons, rather than the simple threat of consequences, will unquestionably yield better children and, later on, adults.
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That is the difference between seculars and theists, theists guide there children according to the teachings of there religion and this is what makes difference between the bringing up of an atheist and a theist.
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Rubbish. Every holy book contains stuff which would develop the very worst of people if it were not ignored. And it completely misses my point. The threat of consequences, whether it comes from the police or from God, is -- in my personal view -- a very poor way to develop strong character in children. Teaching them to understand their own feelings, to accept that others have the same feelings, and to appreciate and care about others, develops much stronger character.
Hell is a very poor guide when compared to the Golden Rule.