RE: Why I Am Anti-Theist
February 23, 2016 at 6:55 pm
(This post was last modified: February 23, 2016 at 6:56 pm by Old Baby.
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I also have not told my parents about my conversion to the "atheist religion" ... hahahahahahah, I'm funny.
The main reason is because I have no desire to hurt them, and I believe they would be heartbroken. Religion has a strong hold on them, just as it had on me for my childhood and entire adult life up to about 3 months ago. I actually feel a lot of compassion for Christians, having come out of that system. I understand how they think and how powerful the doctrinal paralysis is. I don't think they would cast me out if I told them, but I actually think that there's a better chance of me affecting them by not outright confessing this to them. Even so, they know something has changed with me. They might have even wondered if I still believe, but I don't think they'll entertain that notion. They don't ask me a lot of questions because they don't want to know. Meanwhile, I find opportunities to raise subjects and ask questions that makes them see and think about things differently than they have within the confines of the religious bubble. If I were to just tell them that I was an atheist, I think they would immediately take a defensive position in our dialogues instead of actually considering foreign ideas.
The main reason is because I have no desire to hurt them, and I believe they would be heartbroken. Religion has a strong hold on them, just as it had on me for my childhood and entire adult life up to about 3 months ago. I actually feel a lot of compassion for Christians, having come out of that system. I understand how they think and how powerful the doctrinal paralysis is. I don't think they would cast me out if I told them, but I actually think that there's a better chance of me affecting them by not outright confessing this to them. Even so, they know something has changed with me. They might have even wondered if I still believe, but I don't think they'll entertain that notion. They don't ask me a lot of questions because they don't want to know. Meanwhile, I find opportunities to raise subjects and ask questions that makes them see and think about things differently than they have within the confines of the religious bubble. If I were to just tell them that I was an atheist, I think they would immediately take a defensive position in our dialogues instead of actually considering foreign ideas.