Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 One devotee sent me the following nice text: >just another scenario: >Any religious belief, when presented through popular religious dogma, and >then defeated or riduculed by charismatic teacher in grade school/college, >makes a student often affraid to voice any doubts about atheistic arguments >that are offered... forgetting their earlier doubts, they can simply get >carried by life circumstances, and subconscioussly still accept >unchallenged >atheistic arguments. >So, fear from ridicule, or fear from standing out from a crowd is another >way someone might accept atheism, or any other dogmatic belief, including >religious belief. And then there is that often-seen defensive attitude >toward anything that might expose or re-enact that fear and frustrations >from being ridiculed by schoolmates or charismatic personality in one's >life. That fear gives power to obstinacy in refusing sound arguments... >And, we can argue that there is a good reson someone gets birth in an >atheistic environment. Sometimes we can hear that in most cases a child's >[persons] belief will be that of their environment. It's inconceivable, >independent mercy of Bhakti, that changes one's heart. (That was discussed >in Madhurya Kadambini, if I remember correctly.) No ammount of argument can >convince a person to change their earlier beliefs about things beyond the >world of five senses, unless they feel compelled from within. >It is important to protect young people from early influence of atheism and >values interlaced with atheism that are not easily recognized. It's >impossible to repair the 'damage' done, unless person later comes in touch >with Bhakti, and makes their own decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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