RE: Two questions for theists.
May 11, 2018 at 7:09 pm
(This post was last modified: May 11, 2018 at 7:13 pm by Quick.)
(May 11, 2018 at 1:46 pm)Hammy Wrote: The following questions apply to both ex-atheists and theists who have always believed since they were a small child (and everything in-between of course). Here come the questions:
If you stopped believing in God, and no longer considered the existence of God at all likely or probable in any way,
(1) How do you think you would react emotionally?
and
( 2) How do you think it would impact and change your life overall?
Thanks in advance.
Talk about a loaded question!!!
1) That is a very difficult question to answer. I think because it would probably be a natural progression and something that would change over time, I might not really feel much of anything. I don't think I would have a sense of relief, but I also don't think I would have a sense of dread either. I think I would just simply accept it.
2) Another difficult question.. I think I would probably default to wanting another source of purpose in my life if for nothing else than to keep myself from killing myself since I would then think everything is pointless.
I think it's important for me to note that I have been a lot of places throughout the spectrom. I went from being a very spiritual Christian to being an atheist who believed in biological determinism. Now I think my view is somewhere in the middle.
But your individuality and your present need will be swept away by change,
and what you now ardently desire will one day become the object of abhorrence.
~ Schiller - 'Psychological Types'