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I am not certain if I think that children NEED to be taught to believe in any god. But I do feel 100% that they should be taught an organized system of beliefs; morality should be instilled from a very early age. I do believe that all children NEED to have that foundation of having some sort of way of determining right from wrong. 'Course as we get older and life gets more complex those lines that were so black and white when we were 6 years old start to blurr as we enter puberty and once life hands a us a few "rug pullings" then we realize as we lay there on our backs, stars around us that there is no black and white but merely varying shades of GREY.
I believe then that it should be our desire to help rather than harm that should guide us. No belief in any entity need be necessary for that to take place if that foundation has been built and expanded upon.
I was asked the other day by a Christian, "What do you mean you don't believe in God. Are you saying that we, as creations are merely genetic happenstances, that we are all here by accident?... How can you as an artist say that your art created itself, did not YOUR HANDS create it?"
I answered that I don't particularly feel the need to question how I got here or why I am here. I am glad that I am here and the "why" is up to me to determine, again, no belief in a creator necessary for those thoughts. I finished by saying IF there is a god and I face him/her after I leave this earth what will he/she say to me, "My child though you lived your life in such a way that you never intentionally harmed anyone and you ALWAYS TRIED to do good. You were flawed. You made mistakes. But you always admitted guilt, made ammends and try to rectify the situation when you could and you most certainly made a conscious decision to learn from those mistakes so as not to repeat them."
If god is a loving god then based on these FACTS, I will be forgiven for not believing because I lived my life as one who does.
If there is no god and all we have left after we leave our bodies is the legacy of how we affected those who we touched then I will STILL be in the clear.
Win/win situation for me, no organized religion required.
If an organized religion does good for a body then I think it is a good thing. But I should also be allowed the same acceptance and respect if I choose to reject organized religion.
I believe then that it should be our desire to help rather than harm that should guide us. No belief in any entity need be necessary for that to take place if that foundation has been built and expanded upon.
I was asked the other day by a Christian, "What do you mean you don't believe in God. Are you saying that we, as creations are merely genetic happenstances, that we are all here by accident?... How can you as an artist say that your art created itself, did not YOUR HANDS create it?"
I answered that I don't particularly feel the need to question how I got here or why I am here. I am glad that I am here and the "why" is up to me to determine, again, no belief in a creator necessary for those thoughts. I finished by saying IF there is a god and I face him/her after I leave this earth what will he/she say to me, "My child though you lived your life in such a way that you never intentionally harmed anyone and you ALWAYS TRIED to do good. You were flawed. You made mistakes. But you always admitted guilt, made ammends and try to rectify the situation when you could and you most certainly made a conscious decision to learn from those mistakes so as not to repeat them."
If god is a loving god then based on these FACTS, I will be forgiven for not believing because I lived my life as one who does.
If there is no god and all we have left after we leave our bodies is the legacy of how we affected those who we touched then I will STILL be in the clear.
Win/win situation for me, no organized religion required.
If an organized religion does good for a body then I think it is a good thing. But I should also be allowed the same acceptance and respect if I choose to reject organized religion.
