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Former Pentecostal Christian
#21
RE: Former Pentecostal Christian
Welcome to the forum.

I was just wondering how or why you felt proud to be an atheist?

My mother is a devout Christian and my dad and sister still go to church. I'm basically the outcast. They seem a lot happier than me, or at least have more purpose in their lives.
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#22
RE: Former Pentecostal Christian
You're braver than me, I still haven't broken the news to my dadTongue

WelcomeI'm new here too
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!

Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.

Dead wrong.  The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.

Quote:Some people deserve hell.

I say again:  No exceptions.  Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it.  As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.

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#23
RE: Former Pentecostal Christian
Welcome from the UK. Thanks for sharing your story. I'm often amazed by the levels of religiosity in the US and my heart is warmed when the negative repercussions of that are overcome.

BTW, don't worry about 'accepting atheism'. That's a strawman. If you're not a theist, you are, by default, an atheist. There are no doctrinal positions you have to accept.
Sum ergo sum
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#24
RE: Former Pentecostal Christian
No doctrinal positions to accept as a theist either. Wink
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#25
RE: Former Pentecostal Christian
(February 18, 2013 at 9:23 am)fr0d0 Wrote: No doctrinal positions to accept as a theist either. Wink

Cool Shades Depends on the theist Wink Shades
Sum ergo sum
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#26
RE: Former Pentecostal Christian
And the atheist :p Big Grin
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#27
RE: Former Pentecostal Christian
I think you mean 'the atheist+' Angel
Sum ergo sum
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#28
RE: Former Pentecostal Christian
Ugh Smile
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#29
RE: Former Pentecostal Christian
(February 18, 2013 at 3:31 am)naimless Wrote: Welcome to the forum.

I was just wondering how or why you felt proud to be an atheist?

My mother is a devout Christian and my dad and sister still go to church. I'm basically the outcast. They seem a lot happier than me, or at least have more purpose in their lives.

Thank you for your warm welcome! I'm proud because it's easier to think that everything happens for a reason, that there is somebody who fixes or not fixes things and that all I have to do is sit back and watch it happen. It takes a lot to "man up" and take responsibility for my life and realize that I am my own author and that I have nobody to depend on but myself. It takes reason. It has been like the movie The Others lol... I thought I was the living one and realized I was dead and I had to wake up from all the brain washing. How could I not be proud of owning up to reality when I was raised in a fake world? They might have a sense of purpose, but it is a lie. My purpose is to live my life to the fullest because I only get one chance at it. I love my purpose. It's real.

(February 16, 2013 at 4:52 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: Welcome aboard!

Not sure if you are aware of these organizations -

http://www.clergyproject.org/

http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

Not that you need them, but you may know others that may. Or you may be interested in contributing your experiences and knowledge.

Thank you! I'll check them out!

(February 18, 2013 at 7:52 am)Ben Davis Wrote: Welcome from the UK. Thanks for sharing your story. I'm often amazed by the levels of religiosity in the US and my heart is warmed when the negative repercussions of that are overcome.

BTW, don't worry about 'accepting atheism'. That's a strawman. If you're not a theist, you are, by default, an atheist. There are no doctrinal positions you have to accept.

Thank you! I guess I feel as though I had to accept it, because I had to welcome reason into my life instead of faith. Perhaps atheism is to stop accepting faith. To let go. Gosh it was hard. I felt so lonely at first and unprotected. Now I just feel free and happy!

Thanks everybody! Big Grin
Pointing around: "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, fuck you, I'm out!"
Half Baked

"Let the atheists come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of heathens belongs to people like these." -Saint Bacon
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