RE: The need to believe?
July 9, 2017 at 2:30 am
(This post was last modified: July 9, 2017 at 2:36 am by *Deidre*.)
(July 9, 2017 at 12:49 am)ignoramus Wrote: D, It sounds like residual feelings of religious memories.
Why fight it? Believe in a god. As long as it's not the genocidal tyrant from the bible whom GC states that 'he cannot sin'. A made up God though will give you no satisfaction. I believe you are still fighting your indoctrination.
I'm thinking you're right on the indoctrination part. :/
I had posted a longer response to you, but I must have done something wrong, the replies didn't post with the quote.
(July 9, 2017 at 1:29 am)Whateverist Wrote: I think I'll sleep on it before answering. Interesting post, Deidre. Good luck finding your way.
Any chance you'd be interested in a book recommendation?
Hey whateverist, definitely would be interested, especially if you have read any books whereby the authors are atheists, and they've gone through a long and winding road to finally accept their position. I thought I had accepted it, and then my grandmother died...and I went searching again for something to escape into maybe. She meant a lot to me, like...guided me. She was a devout Catholic lol but, she respected my choice as an atheist back then. If she hadn't died, if we could go through life pain free...would I have ever questioned atheism? Would I have been uncomfortable? But, life isn't pain-free and obviously, that's not realistic.
