Agreed Points: Religion can be weaponized, Indoctrination is wrong.
Just because people can choose to follow it doesn't make it innocent.
For example, you choose to follow the Westboro Baptists church. But having the choice doesn't mean their beliefs now don't have wrong to it or are innocent. It's still harmful and had bad to it, you just chose not to participate in it. And yes if we did stop it, it would continue elsewhere. In the same sense how say a word bullies use to pick on others is made to no longer be negative, the bullying won't stop but rather alter tactics. But that doesn't mean I shouldn't dislike the word.
(For the record, that is a poor example for me. I don't let myself hate individual words but the intention behind the word. You could technically argue similar for Religion, but then I'd simply reply with what I already posted above. With all it's good can be found elsewhere, Negatives will be used elsewhere. All that's left is the flawed way to thinking/believing which I will get to in a moment).
I do agree in that someone who believes in God and keeps it to themselves is better than one who tries to covert people and rub it in their faces.
And although I am even debating that mindset here, that is for the sake of this debate. You would never see me walk up to a casual religious person in the real world and go "You are wrong! You're way of thinking is wrong!" or anything like that.
But there is still the matter of following or believing something without any real or concrete reason to do so.
Every action and philosophy should at least be thought out and have some rational/logical reason behind it, and that almost always involves some proof and evidence combined with some educated guesses.
It's the difference between "I'll study for my test, because prior experience shows reviewing the notes get's me better grades" and "I will simply answer C on every question because I have faith that it will work".
Just because people can choose to follow it doesn't make it innocent.
For example, you choose to follow the Westboro Baptists church. But having the choice doesn't mean their beliefs now don't have wrong to it or are innocent. It's still harmful and had bad to it, you just chose not to participate in it. And yes if we did stop it, it would continue elsewhere. In the same sense how say a word bullies use to pick on others is made to no longer be negative, the bullying won't stop but rather alter tactics. But that doesn't mean I shouldn't dislike the word.
(For the record, that is a poor example for me. I don't let myself hate individual words but the intention behind the word. You could technically argue similar for Religion, but then I'd simply reply with what I already posted above. With all it's good can be found elsewhere, Negatives will be used elsewhere. All that's left is the flawed way to thinking/believing which I will get to in a moment).
I do agree in that someone who believes in God and keeps it to themselves is better than one who tries to covert people and rub it in their faces.
And although I am even debating that mindset here, that is for the sake of this debate. You would never see me walk up to a casual religious person in the real world and go "You are wrong! You're way of thinking is wrong!" or anything like that.
But there is still the matter of following or believing something without any real or concrete reason to do so.
Every action and philosophy should at least be thought out and have some rational/logical reason behind it, and that almost always involves some proof and evidence combined with some educated guesses.
It's the difference between "I'll study for my test, because prior experience shows reviewing the notes get's me better grades" and "I will simply answer C on every question because I have faith that it will work".