The one thing that I'm taking away from this thread is that some people just can't resist the opportunity to be abusive boundary-violators. Fuck them and fuck whatever "Holy Spirit" predisposes them to be such insufferable, pretentious and useless assholes. If I actually needed a reason not to be a Christian...
(stops hyperventilating, unrolls fists, resumes typing)
To the OP: Although I was skeptical of religion from childhood, it took till well into middle age before I realized that my brain simply doesn't "do" religious faith. Up until that moment, I had been a religion and philosophy dabbler, looking for a suitable community that I could get enthusiastic about. When the veil fell away and I realized why I never fit in, it came as a relief. "Is it me?" Yes it is, and I'm much happier not trying to play along or "fake it till I make it."
(stops hyperventilating, unrolls fists, resumes typing)
To the OP: Although I was skeptical of religion from childhood, it took till well into middle age before I realized that my brain simply doesn't "do" religious faith. Up until that moment, I had been a religion and philosophy dabbler, looking for a suitable community that I could get enthusiastic about. When the veil fell away and I realized why I never fit in, it came as a relief. "Is it me?" Yes it is, and I'm much happier not trying to play along or "fake it till I make it."