(October 13, 2017 at 11:45 am)wallym Wrote:(October 13, 2017 at 11:26 am)Jehanne Wrote: Religion can be abusive; that's what makes it so harmful. I used to suffer night terrors about dying and going to eternal Hell, beginning around age 12, which were not even alleviated until long after I had become an atheist and had publicly renounced my Christian faith around age 14. In my case, I think my childhood church was guilty of mental and emotional abuse of a child, me.
Sure. Personally, I think being able to replace the 'meaning' religion gives you with a new pretend 'meaning' with less negative side effects, if you can pull it off, is probably the way to go. But it's tricky business. It's harder to use non-religious 'meaning' as a crutch, I think. From observation, I think christian brainwashing really starts paying off when you hit your 30's. From 3 to the early 20's, it's not so great.
Some will continue to say, however, that the (religious) Lite Beer is not as good as the regular stuff.
