Justin of Flavia Neapolis
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Stumbled upon this hypothesis by Dr. Paul Vitz while watching one of the Sedevacantist videos. This is an interesting hypothesis.
It goes: If you have/had a "defective" father, you were likely to become (strong) atheist.
Now, there is a distinction between strong/weak atheists. This is about strong atheists, and the correlation of dead/abusive/absent/weak fathers.
I, myself, had a strong father who was deployed for 6 months at a time throughout my childhood. Although, I have a father, he was not always there. When he came home, he was an effective father. As such, I developed a weak atheism/theism in young child/adulthood as he was both defective and effective at differing times. In my fathers presence, I was the prodigal son. In his absence, I became the fallen son. I took the same attitude with God.
Really interesting stuff for my theist friends on this forum, and if some of my atheist friends would like to self-reflect without a kneejerk rejection to this hypothesis, it may help you understand yourselves further. At the very least, expand your mind a little at a time. Theists, this understanding of strong atheists can help us in showing more compassion to our fatherless brethren. Enjoy:
Happy Thanksgiving!
It goes: If you have/had a "defective" father, you were likely to become (strong) atheist.
Now, there is a distinction between strong/weak atheists. This is about strong atheists, and the correlation of dead/abusive/absent/weak fathers.
I, myself, had a strong father who was deployed for 6 months at a time throughout my childhood. Although, I have a father, he was not always there. When he came home, he was an effective father. As such, I developed a weak atheism/theism in young child/adulthood as he was both defective and effective at differing times. In my fathers presence, I was the prodigal son. In his absence, I became the fallen son. I took the same attitude with God.
Really interesting stuff for my theist friends on this forum, and if some of my atheist friends would like to self-reflect without a kneejerk rejection to this hypothesis, it may help you understand yourselves further. At the very least, expand your mind a little at a time. Theists, this understanding of strong atheists can help us in showing more compassion to our fatherless brethren. Enjoy:
Happy Thanksgiving!