RE: A Search for God That Led to Godlessness
July 8, 2011 at 7:20 pm
(This post was last modified: July 8, 2011 at 7:21 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
@Sciwoman
Excellent post,thank you.
There are quite a few recovering Catholics here, I'm one.
We share a lot of similarities.I was raised devout Catholic,started to question at 16, left church at 20. Spent the next 20 years asking questions and looking.I found no answers,even though I found several teachers/gurus who claimed to "know";they didn't.
My atheism is the result of my quests.It is not a matter of choice, but an inescapable conclusion for me. If I could choose,I WOULD believe the wonderful parts of the faith I was taught:Eg an unconditionally compassionate and forgiving god. I also miss the spectacle of the mass (I once went to mass in St Peter's in Rome) I also miss the transcendent experience of communion.
Today, I simply do not believe due to lack of any credible evidence,and have come to loathe the Catholic church as an institution. However,I am not anti religion,and do not consider all believers crazy or stupid.
Excellent post,thank you.
There are quite a few recovering Catholics here, I'm one.
We share a lot of similarities.I was raised devout Catholic,started to question at 16, left church at 20. Spent the next 20 years asking questions and looking.I found no answers,even though I found several teachers/gurus who claimed to "know";they didn't.
My atheism is the result of my quests.It is not a matter of choice, but an inescapable conclusion for me. If I could choose,I WOULD believe the wonderful parts of the faith I was taught:Eg an unconditionally compassionate and forgiving god. I also miss the spectacle of the mass (I once went to mass in St Peter's in Rome) I also miss the transcendent experience of communion.
Today, I simply do not believe due to lack of any credible evidence,and have come to loathe the Catholic church as an institution. However,I am not anti religion,and do not consider all believers crazy or stupid.
