I am probably not being clear; I have some vicious brain fog lately. But I meant for that sentence you quoted. and the one after it in the entry, to mean something together like, "I believe there are good things about being raised this way that we don't even understand yet, but will one day be able to prove, because they are quantifiable. Even now, we can see that there are benefits that have already been proven, such as ____."
I do agree that many of those studies (that have been done) are flawed. I also believe placebos are amazing things sometimes, and that there may be something more than placebo.
I know a family who is extremely active in the UU church and they do seem to get a lot out of it. They are a lesbian family and are homeschooling, so I think they need all the supportive community they can get. One of the moms runs their whole Sunday School program.
I didn't mean to make you (or anyone) defensive, and am sorry it came off that way. I think there are lots of really weighty pros and cons to being raised with and without religion, and you're gonna miss out on something and benefit in some ways no matter what. I mean, I wasn't raised with religion myself. And I'm not really raising my kids with religion anymore, because I feel like it could potentially do too much harm to do so. But I get these pangs, still, for the good parts we used to enjoy (especially during Advent). And the beautiful, rich parts that I just miss on my own. For me, it was much more about the poetry of it, and the personal emotions, and the constant material to delve deeper into in study, than the other people - these past few years at least. When I was a teenager it was all about community. *shrug*
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Date: 2013-12-12 11:26 pm (UTC)I do agree that many of those studies (that have been done) are flawed. I also believe placebos are amazing things sometimes, and that there may be something more than placebo.
I know a family who is extremely active in the UU church and they do seem to get a lot out of it. They are a lesbian family and are homeschooling, so I think they need all the supportive community they can get. One of the moms runs their whole Sunday School program.
I didn't mean to make you (or anyone) defensive, and am sorry it came off that way. I think there are lots of really weighty pros and cons to being raised with and without religion, and you're gonna miss out on something and benefit in some ways no matter what. I mean, I wasn't raised with religion myself. And I'm not really raising my kids with religion anymore, because I feel like it could potentially do too much harm to do so. But I get these pangs, still, for the good parts we used to enjoy (especially during Advent). And the beautiful, rich parts that I just miss on my own. For me, it was much more about the poetry of it, and the personal emotions, and the constant material to delve deeper into in study, than the other people - these past few years at least. When I was a teenager it was all about community. *shrug*