RE: Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?
November 23, 2016 at 4:18 am
(November 22, 2016 at 11:36 pm)Balaco Wrote: Thank you for your responses everyone. I plan on reading through and thinking more about things about why exactly I believe in God more tomorrow, and responding more as well. As for now, in short, I suppose it was because I was raised Catholic, looked into the teachings without questioning them too much, and following the teachings seemed right. It just made sense to me.
The thing is, questioning my faith seriously for the first time obviously forces me to think against what I've considered fact for a while. This is the first time I've genuinely thought, "What if there's no God?" I know, from the mindsets most of you are used to, God existing is just made up and doesn't make sense. It's hard for me to let go of what I and so many others considered fact. Obviously I need to look into this more.
Well you aren't alone there. I was raised protestant and I deeply believed that stuff until I was about 25. I know how tough it can be to rethink those kinds of beliefs, especially when everyone in your social circle and family is part of it as well.
As long as you are questioning your beliefs, you are doing the right thing. I still question what I think I know today. When people stop doing that, I consider them braid-dead. Good for you for not falling into that category no matter what it is that you believe.
