I was raised non-religious. In my teens I became a Christian, because I was depressed and lonely and the whole idea was comforting at the time. It seemed like an easy solution to my problems: go to church, pray, listen to the platitudes of other religious people, remember that God loves you, etc. Then I went into a dangerously deep depression that lasted for years and years. My Christian friends turned their backs. I fucking prayed endlessly for God to take the pain away. Near the end, I finally realized that no one was listening.
Going to university finally put the nail in my religious coffin. Any lingering faith I had quickly deteriorated and died. I got help for the depression, from real live people and real medical treatments, and finally got better. I learned more about the world, steadily felt healthier and happier, and here I am today, a strong and satisfied atheist.
God won't solve your problems, because he doesn't exist. And belief in him is a pretty shitty placebo, from my experience, because of all the guilt that comes with it. Atheism is freedom for the mind, and much more conducive to sanity.
Going to university finally put the nail in my religious coffin. Any lingering faith I had quickly deteriorated and died. I got help for the depression, from real live people and real medical treatments, and finally got better. I learned more about the world, steadily felt healthier and happier, and here I am today, a strong and satisfied atheist.
God won't solve your problems, because he doesn't exist. And belief in him is a pretty shitty placebo, from my experience, because of all the guilt that comes with it. Atheism is freedom for the mind, and much more conducive to sanity.
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