virus: Is morality a meme? and some implications of an affirmative answer
red_mist (red_mist@portsurfer.demon.co.uk)
Tue, 5 May 1998 21:29:05 +0100
In message <354F165E.1663DBB5@ma.ultranet.com>, Sodom
<sodom@ma.ultranet.com> writes
>
>
>WOW, as an Atheist, born to agnostics, I never had to deal with many of the
>dilemas
>that you must be facing now. I find it interesting that you are moving away from
>Christianity at such a young age and without having experienced much in the way
>of
>life's bumps. What brought you to the conclusion that Christianity (or religion)
>was
>in error? As for the not drinking, violating curfew and swearing, that is good,
>all
>those things can wait a little while longer and are not beneficial at 16.
>What kind of pressure do your parents put on you regarding religion? How does
>your
>family react to you not being a carrier of their meme? Oh, BTW, I pronounce
>"meme"
>so it rymes with "them". I could be way wrong though.
>
>Sodom
>
Both my parents are strongly religious but I stopped going to church
when I was 13. My parents don't really put me under that much pressure
but it seams strange when I'm round the table, they're saying grace and
I'm just sitting in silence.
Recently they did put me under a bit of pressure because my gran died a
couple of weeks ago and natrally they had the funeral in a church. I
went to the funeral because I thought it was the right thing to do and
it would've been very hard on me and the rest of my family if I didn't
go. I still don't belive in god or anything like that but I went to
church. I felt very unconfortable when everyone was praying and I
didn't know what to do. I don't know weather I should've gone but I'm
glad I did in the end.
I find it amazing the way my parents reacted but I think they are very
disapointed that I don't belive in the same things they do.
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Only the weak are blind when the mist descends
red_mist