(July 15, 2017 at 12:54 pm)RedgraveStorm Wrote: A few years ago when I was becoming an atheist, I felt I needed to have some sort of spirituality. I briefly considered becoming a Norse pagan, not because I believed in the Norse gods, but because I felt I needed something to believe in. What would me life be without belief? The answer is simple: My life is more or less the same. There are minor differences, a greater disdain for gullibility, religion, deification, and idolization; as well as a willingness to get Satanic tattoos. Beyond that my life has been no different. It can be hard, there are times I doubt and fear, but not for any logical reason, or any reason for that matter. And I think that learning to accept that belief is not something you need to live a fruitful life may be the best thing that can happen to you. There are no gods to punish you, nor a disappointed sky-father to look down on you. There is only you.
I love your words, here. It's exactly what I've been feeling. All this time, the truths were in front of me, (I have mainly atheist friends in my life) and I just wasn't ready to hear them, maybe? Or willing? But, because I realize that it's okay to be afraid now and then, as that's part of life really, I'm able to process it all a lot better. The inner strength has always been inside of me, and it's great to not feel bad about that.
