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Losing my religion was the best thing that ever happened to me.

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Losing my religion was the best thing that ever happened to me.
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RE: Losing my religion was the best thing that ever happened to me.
November 5, 2016 at 1:36 pm
(November 5, 2016 at 1:02 am)Astreja Wrote:  Apparently My brain has an automatic "Yeah, right..." generator that slaps sense into whatever neurons are trying to believe in unlikely things.

It came as a tremendous relief to land in a worldview that wasn't embarrassing the shit out of the skeptical part of My brain.

YES. All of this. Faith never made sense to me, but I tried. I studied Wicca, paganism, Taoism, pantheism, etc. trying to find a belief system that I truly felt was right for me. Everything was hollow and nonsensical.
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RE: Losing my religion was the best thing that ever happened to me. - by Rosie_Rivets - November 5, 2016 at 1:36 pm

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