(July 9, 2016 at 10:51 pm)robvalue Wrote: Thanks for sharing your story
Well done for continuing to seek the truth. It's very sad that you would treated less well by some of your "friends". It shows the divisive effect religion can have.
You're right, people can easily be irrational in all kinds of ways. Religion is just one of them. It's something everyone has to keep working at, if they care about it in the first place.
Thanks for you reply! Yeah, that is very sad. I do understand some of them though, because some actually believe in an actual hell (like I did) and don't want me to risk my salvation. That makes my departure from their faith very emotionally charged. A few friends have been starting discussions with me that I didn't like at all, I mean I always like to have a good conversation in which both sides listen to each other and are willing to change their minds a bit, and from my side I try to be like that, but when I see that in every conversation that I have with them they try to start a discussion, during which they try to manipulate me emotionally, insult me, and don't listen to my points, well, I don't have much patience for that. It is sad though, when those people are otherwise friendly and you actually respect them (except for this behavior).
