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Observation after embracing atheism for a year
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RE: Observation after embracing atheism for a year
(July 10, 2016 at 9:47 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: My deconversion was 40 plus yrs ago. I seem to remember a feeling of freedom and release. Shaking off the fucked up thoughts/actions tied to the delusion.

Prior to your deconversion was life something less than "real"?

I don't understand "alone".

Oh life was not very real to me, because I had a spiritual warranty that skewed my perception of reality. Now that I am free, I can judge my words and actions based upon my own human gauge as opposed to some dreamed up stuff written thousands of years ago.

The word "alone" in my context simply means that I am not in the company of some higher power. Actually, now I am far from alone, because I am in the company of my fellow humans, and feel great allegiance to this experience.
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RE: Observation after embracing atheism for a year - by deleteduser12345 - July 14, 2016 at 6:14 am
RE: Observation after embracing atheism for a year - by thool - July 11, 2016 at 8:46 am

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