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Recently answered a poll and the results were curious. Why do you think that most people who were religious and left, why it most commonly took between 10-20 years for this to happen?

Logically 3 June 6
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Do you think that it should be improper to force religion onto children

Yes, I do think that. I think religion is something that should be kept away from children, rated for 15 year olds at best, and science and critical thinking taught at schools during the early teens.

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I met a man who had been a Christian Brother ......he left as he was upset at the types of people who joined.
He said that of the people who leave the Order about 50% do so on the death of the dominant parent.
Parental approval more than a religious calling then seems to have been the driving force in joining.
As we now know from court cases around the world the "celibacy" aspect seems to attract misfits from everyday life.
Celibacy is the strangest of all sexual perversions ...

That's quite interesting. I never thought of it as an approval thing. Also at the same time one of the most common questions when someone dies is why would god let this happen.

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I'd assume that its because most got involved as children and managed to think themselves free as adults.

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I was involved in religion for my ex-wife. A mistake and waste of time on so many levels.

Ozman Level 7 June 7, 2018
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I would fall in the 10 -20 years category because, even though I figured out religions was BS when I was very young, I was raised in a Christian home and as long as I ate their food, I had to attend church. As soon as I moved out, church was not a part of my life.

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I faked it until I completed my college education because I needed a place for my son and I to live.

Isn't that illegal I don't want you getting in trouble

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As you may have also noticed, religious people are really good at lying to themselves (I include myself in that group), and don't really want to ask questions because they fear that it will bring them judgement for questioning God after death. So, they that leave tend to learn to question by osmosis. As reality filters through the bullshit. It's a slow process sometimes.

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Indoctrination, brainwashing and awareness.

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