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OT: Rebelious reopening of locked topic 7-Sep-2010 At 8:29:17 AM TonyB

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On 3/09/2010 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>On 25/08/2010 simey wrote:
>On one level yes; but I have also noticed / observed in others, that in
>the latter years i.e. maybe older than the 'old' context you are using,
>that some people go back to religion with a questioning attitude. This
>may be related directly to their sense of frailty/mortality?
>
>>I'm amazed I didn't question such fairy tale nonsense during all those
>years I went to church as a youngster.

I think it's a need to feel safe. When people start to look death in the face, through age or illness, they may start look for something to hang onto. This crutch is often religion.

Young people also need to feel safe. Following their parents is essential to survive. I think this blind faith is easily transferred to others in authority. At some point hopefully the person starts to stand on their own feet and to question everything.

I don't think that many achieve real independent thinking. John Nash was a great example of a true independent thinker. He refused to read text books in school because he felt they would influence his thinking. Of course he went mad but eventually crossed back from schizophrenia and won the Nobel Prize.