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Do you believe all children are naturally born Atheist?

When we are born, we are born without the knowledge of gods, but are taught these things. Any thoughts on this and why?

lferguson900 4 Apr 8
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All children are born agnostic because the have no knowledge of God(s).

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They are neither born atheist nor born religious. They are simply born.

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Children didn't believe anything so yes.

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Yes, I believe that.

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Every cell born is not conditoned yet.It the society that conditoned new beings There is no right or wrong at birth but then as time pass the society condtion what is right and wrong and there on

Rosh Level 7 Apr 9, 2018
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I'd have to say agnostic is the default setting. "I don't know" would be the child's most reasonable and honest response.

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I think calling a kid agnostic is a bit of a miss, as atheists are evidence based, and agnostics have clearly weighed the evidence and have chosen to stay on the fence. I think that there is some comfort still in adopting a “how could one ever know” approach to our inevitable end.
Babies however are in the natural human state of “what I see is what I believe”. Everything is evidence based. In the first few days babies only know where light and dark are plus a few shapes and the smells of their mother or other person who provides sustenance. Then they develop better senses and continue the evidence based existence. its not until they are taught things like Santa Claus, Toothe Fairy, Jesus, Easter Bunny, etc. that they become creatures of superstition. Humans have evolved to be great story tellers and unfortunately for the majority, fear driven.
Babies are most definitely atheist, as evidence will never exist otherwise.

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Certainly all children are born without even a concept of a diety. Families and cultures shape spiritual connection.

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We all are born as an empty book ready to be written with all kinds of prejudice created by human nature....the possibilities are endless, some good and decent, others not so much

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I don't think its possible to believe or disbelieve until you are aware of the ideas of God or the theoloy attached. Ignorance is bliss in this case.

AmyLF Level 7 Apr 9, 2018
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I think we are all born atheists.
We learn the concept of god later on.

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There is a theory that children who have grandparents active in their lives are more likely to believe in god. The logic being that their parents are answerable to a higher authority, so....

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Children at first think parents (especially Mom) are an all knowing all nurturing (hopefully) being. They slowly learn this isn’t true. For most of us that gets replaced by god as we’re subjected to religion. If we weren’t maybe the natural human progression would come sooner that we’re autonomous beings and responsible for ourselves.

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Children, like animals, have no concept of gods. They are indoctrinated into the religion of their parents.

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No. Children are naturally born Fundamental Baptists.

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Yes and through time, education, and questioning my faith I became atheist. For me it was a long journey but one well worth the time. Parents want their children to be raised in their own image and that includeds their faith. We went to church when I was a child but as I got older we stop attending. I don't think my parents were that religious to start with but they felt it was good for us. My father had attended religious schools through high school and recieved an excellent education and they tried it with my brother and I (it didn't take with us, he stayed and I decided to attended public school). Both my brother and I are atheists. I don't think my parents think they've failed but are glad that we have come into our own.

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Of course! How on earth would they learn about religion before they're born?

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Yes.

Deb57 Level 8 Apr 9, 2018
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Actually, until they’re two years old, mom and dad ARE god. When a child cries, it doesn’t know it’s wet, hungry, tired, afraid... it just senses something that troubles it and relies on the it’s parents to determine what’s wrong. Studies show that by the age of two, most children have started to develop a sense of self, but are still developing.

The reason they believe us about the gods in the first place is that they’re wired to believe most of what mom and dad and the adults in their life tell them. Whether or not this god takes on a name or become more than a growth phase depends on what they’re taught.

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Yes. Parents are the first people to bring religion into a child's life. In the words of Philip Larkin;
They fuck you up, your Mum and Dad
They don't mean to, but they do.

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Born atheists, belief is taught.

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I believe most children are raised by there parents to be brainwashed into believing what their parents believe no matter what anyone else thinks. As the children grow they keep the beliefs of the parents to make thier parents happy. As they grow they learn and can eventually gather thier own ideas and decide to stay where they are, or branch out and find thier own way. In this way the child has no option but to grow into the parents religion even though they are born with no knowledge of anything.

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Of course...!

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Yeah I definitely feel we are all born atheist and then we get taught things which leaves an impression on us and we form our thoughts based on what we are taught sometimes it takes along time for you to know what you actually believe and what you were taught to believe.

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Yes.... and everyone is atheist towards other gods that aren't their own 😉

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