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Is it possible not to be brainwashed toward the religion you grew up with? Why are most people the religion of their birth?

Greenheart 7 June 26
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You've answered your own question.

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You said it brain washed from birth

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Yes, I'm a perfect example. I never believed it. There's not one Catholic molecule in my body. Not a drop of residue. I thought it was crap when I was just a kid. My opinion has only intensified since then.

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I think you can only avoid the brainwashing by reading widely. This is not (I understand) encouraged in fundamentalist families.

Coffeo Level 8 June 27, 2018

You don't think some people are naturally immune? I certainly do.

@David1955

Some accept without questioning and other question everything.

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I actually was kind of brainwashed when I was a kid. I believed god existed and I believed everything my teachers taught me. My atheism more came about through convenience of not wanting the same stuff shoved down my throat all the time. It wasn’t until later when I learned to look at religious teachings with a critical eye that I realized that an option for “nothing” existed.

Adam7 Level 4 June 27, 2018
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Tell us about your brainwashed experience.

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Brainwashed to a human is simply water to a fish... we deal with the life we know/understand.

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Nobody sits you down and says "These are all the religions. Take your pick." You just do what your parents do, and so that's all you know for quite a while. Most people want to fit in with their "tribe", and it takes a while to break away from that.

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Of course! Most atheists I know were brought up religious and then de-converted. We are apostates.

Or resisted conversion in the first place.

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I don't think it is possible NOT to be brainwashed and indoctrinated in a religious family. It is possible to NOT have the indoctrination take hold and rule your life

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Childhood Indoctrination

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It doesn't matter, current conditions make the awakeining inevitable. Its just a matter of time

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