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Hi all,

 My name is Rory and I am slowly converting over to atheism. My journey ready began in 3rd grade when I received first communion and how weird it was to eat the “body” of someone.

 My atheism picked up in undergrad when I came out as gay. I have cerebral palsy as well and it didn’t make sense to me to be hurt even further by punishing me for my sexuality. I still felt a lot of shame around my sexuality even after I came out and that came from my belief in heaven that I was hanging onto. I subconsciously still wanted to know what life would have been like without a disability which is what the idea of “heaven” provided.

 I’m slowly accepting I probably will never know what it’s like to be “able-bodied” but I can embrace what I do have already. I’m very into philosophy so I thought about nihilism and how depressing and inspiring it is. If life has no external meaning, then we get to make our own meaning, which is more personal to us. 

I hope I get to meet other amazing people on this forum!
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Resident gay guy here. Welcome to the forum. Smile
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(January 26, 2023 at 10:35 pm)Rdougall Wrote: Hi all,

 My name is Rory and I am slowly converting over to atheism. My journey ready began in 3rd grade when I received first communion and how weird it was to eat the “body” of someone.

 My atheism picked up in undergrad when I came out as gay. I have cerebral palsy as well and it didn’t make sense to me to be hurt even further by punishing me for my sexuality. I still felt a lot of shame around my sexuality even after I came out and that came from my belief in heaven that I was hanging onto. I subconsciously still wanted to know what life would have been like without a disability which is what the idea of “heaven” provided.

 I’m slowly accepting I probably will never know what it’s like to be “able-bodied” but I can embrace what I do have already. I’m very into philosophy so I thought about nihilism and how depressing and inspiring it is. If life has no external meaning, then we get to make our own meaning, which is more personal to us. 

I hope I get to meet other amazing people on this forum!

Even if life does have an external meaning, you still get to create your own.  Welcome aboard.
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Howdy, welcome
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Hullo, new person!

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Welcome from Middle Earth! You may pass, friend.  Welcome
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Welcome Woof!
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Hope you like it here. Welcome!
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Welcome. I hope you find what you're looking for here.
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