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

        • Grey Cadence @lemmy.oneEnglish
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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.

    • sleepybisexual@beehaw.orgOP
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      1 year ago

      I could be. I don’t know whether what I am doing is right. O don’t know how to go about teaching her so I’m just being very anti rules in general. This will probably blow up in my face tbh

          • Evergreen5970@beehaw.org
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            1 year ago

            I think I remember reading (and maybe math?) workbooks with sections labeled “Critical Thinking” when I was young. So maybe you could go to a bookstore and find the section for workbooks that they usually use for homeschooled children? I have no idea how old your sister is so this might not be appropriate.

            I also find exposing people to logical fallacies and common biases often makes a certain type of person eager to identify them in positions they don’t like. If you’re like me, you’re also eager to identify them in your own position so you can root out bad beliefs sooner rather than later. “Smart people question themselves too,” and if your ego cares about being smart, then for some people the egotistical thing, deconstructing your own ideas for errors because I Am A Smart Person And That Is What Smart People Do is also a productive self-check.

              • JohnGarland1001@beehaw.org
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                1 year ago

                Alongside what others have recommended, I’ve found that running through scientific case examples and trying to get them to come to the conclusion themselves (for example pointing out that a river dips to a certain area or that vegetation in an area is missing) helps to teach critical thinking without a pro or anti-religious bent. It’s also a tad bit of a buzzword today, as it encompasses many skills, but in my opinion (which isn’t the only one) one of the most important base skills is a firm understanding of hypothesis tests.

  • optiki
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    1 year ago

    That’s a step in the right direction. You obviously know your mom better, but this is my (hopeful) interpretation: she may recognize that you are somewhere in the LGBT+ space, but she isn’t sure where, or how to bring it up. If she didn’t treat the “non-binary” label in the questionnaire with sarcasm or derision, opportunities like this can be ways for her to innocently broach the subject and feel out where you are at.