my parents might actually be accepting! (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by sleepybisexual@beehaw.org to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

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So, today I went for a vaccine and my mom took me as I'm a minor and after she was given a questionairre. There was a slot for my gender and instead of checking male she asked if I'd rather tick non binary. I'm cis so this didn't matter much but it gives me hope that I might be able to come out some day.

I've also started teaching my sister critical thinking to prevent her becoming a religious but. Hope she remembers my lesson on questioning authority

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[-] Dankenstein@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

First of all, that's awesome!

But while you're encouraging your sister to develop critical thinking skills, do you question whether or not you are indoctrinating her into negative beliefs towards religion?

I know parents love to indoctrinate their children into their religion of choice (one of the many reasons I'm not on good terms with mine) but the opposite can happen, especially between friends/siblings where one person is unintentionally aggressively pushing against religion while the other has some topics they'd like to discuss but doesn't feel comfortable doing so.

Just food for thought, I'm sure you know your sister better than anyone else.

[-] a1tb1t@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Critical thinking isn't anti-religion. Religion is anti-critical thinking.

[-] Dankenstein@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

So you think all religious beliefs are not based in critical thinking? That itself is not critical thinking.

[-] a1tb1t@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Most religions specifically dissuade people from thinking critically. I recall my time in my Jesuit high school, where any questioning of the tenets were frowned upon.

The basic concept of faith is to accept something which can't be proven. It is antithetical to critical thought.

I have spent years learning about religions of the world, as I recover from my religious trauma. There are very few which truly encourage critical thought.

[-] Dankenstein@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

"Most" is the key word and OP is potentially a child or minor (the sister most probably is).

It is already dangerous to make blanket statements but to advocate behavior which may alienate a child from their sibling is even more so.

Religious beliefs span across religions and even influence non-religious spiritual beliefs (including pick-and-choose kinds of beliefs), refusing to accept what people believe instead of speaking with them in a constructive manner can be counterintuitive.

If you were to ask "why" enough times, eventually you will come across questions that humanity legitimately does not have answers for, exploring those questions is part of what makes us human.