first of all i said it's not "only" religions but all the dogma ******** brainwashed with somewhere above. nationalism, for example.
my belief is not a belief, i say wait until people can question the things. you say no, parents has a right to ********* their ********. i see an aztec or mayan shaman in you, sacrificing ****...
am i paternalistic? then you are pan-paternalistic, defending all the moronic parents and their so called rights. i believe in science, psychology, so i know how the freaking brain works, so i say wait until the sponge in a ***'s skull becomes a real brain.
you ask me how "i" changed, and "presumably" became open-minded. then you added everyone can change like me, if they want. why in the freaking hell you give me that option "after" i'm brainwashed and not before? it's just like... your parents making a face tattoo for you, which completely covers your whole face and then when you are a mature you have a right to wipe it off.
ideologies and religions a lot more sticky than a face tattoo. it's doesn't prove that everyone can recover from that **** just because i did...
belief is what you defend, i defend science and rationality. you defend parents right of being irrational. thats it.
All that said, what gives you the right to decide what's best for other people you're not responsible to or responsible for?
You have the right to not believe in religion as much as you don't believe in it. Others have the right to believe in it as much as they believe in it.
When people bring a ***** into this world they have the right to instill in them whatever values, traditions, morals, etc. they feel appropriate. And unless there is some ***** or abusive exploitation no one has the right to intervene in what a parent thinks is best for their ********.
Forget religion for a second, there are people who instill in their ******** racism, bigotry and hatred and as bad as that is, as potentially destructive as that is...it is
still their right in a free society.
Under your belief system, why couldn't the next group of wackos come along who believe eating meat is bad and you don't have the right to get your ******** hooked on meat before they can decide for themselves? Therefore, while you can eat meat you are barred from feeding it to your ******** before they can decide if they have a moral opposition to eating it. There is no principle difference in that position and the position you argue. They're both equally absurd IMO.
What we balance against your right to instill in your ******** your traditions and values is the prospect that they will be adults themselves one day and they can research whatever subject they want in order to refine or change their beliefs then raise their ******** accordingly.
Aside from the constitutional illegality of it, we don't need nor should we want more "thought police".