So, today I went for a vaccine and my mom took me as I’m a minor and after she was given a questionairre. There was a slot for my gender and instead of checking male she asked if I’d rather tick non binary. I’m cis so this didn’t matter much but it gives me hope that I might be able to come out some day.

I’ve also started teaching my sister critical thinking to prevent her becoming a religious but. Hope she remembers my lesson on questioning authority

  • Dankenstein@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    So you think all religious beliefs are not based in critical thinking? That itself is not critical thinking.

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      1 year ago

      Most religions specifically dissuade people from thinking critically. I recall my time in my Jesuit high school, where any questioning of the tenets were frowned upon.

      The basic concept of faith is to accept something which can’t be proven. It is antithetical to critical thought.

      I have spent years learning about religions of the world, as I recover from my religious trauma. There are very few which truly encourage critical thought.