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RE: It's time
May 12, 2023 at 4:34 pm
(May 12, 2023 at 4:14 pm)The End of Atheism Wrote: [...]
(May 12, 2023 at 3:55 pm)emjay Wrote: That some people find value in religious belief and community doesn't mean all do. 

How can one not benefit from the belief of being taken care of by a very powerful being ?

I can't speak for everyone of course but in my case, I don't seek that sort of dependence any more. I did while I was a Christian, but now my perspective is very different, based around a kind of Stoic/Buddhist philosophy of not trying to control my environment so much as my own mind. So in other words, no longer constantly praying to a god or any other external thing to change my circumstances... to do that would just seem to create an endless state of 'learned helplessness'... but instead learning to accept whatever comes my way.
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It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 2, 2023 at 2:12 pm
RE: It's time - by Jackalope - May 2, 2023 at 2:25 pm
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 2, 2023 at 2:25 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 2, 2023 at 2:39 pm
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 2, 2023 at 2:48 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 2, 2023 at 2:52 pm
RE: It's time - by Jackalope - May 2, 2023 at 3:55 pm
RE: It's time - by Gawdzilla Sama - May 3, 2023 at 7:32 pm
RE: It's time - by purplepurpose - May 2, 2023 at 2:31 pm
RE: It's time - by Nay_Sayer - May 2, 2023 at 7:44 pm
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 2, 2023 at 3:22 pm
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 2, 2023 at 3:55 pm
RE: It's time - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 2, 2023 at 3:58 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 2, 2023 at 6:08 pm
RE: It's time - by The Valkyrie - May 2, 2023 at 6:12 pm
RE: It's time - by Gwaithmir - May 3, 2023 at 8:37 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 2, 2023 at 6:11 pm
RE: It's time - by Rev. Rye - May 2, 2023 at 7:50 pm
RE: It's time - by Peebothuhlu - May 3, 2023 at 12:00 am
RE: It's time - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 3, 2023 at 5:30 am
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 3, 2023 at 5:52 am
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 3, 2023 at 6:11 am
RE: It's time - by no one - May 3, 2023 at 6:37 am
RE: It's time - by h4ym4n - May 3, 2023 at 6:45 am
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 3, 2023 at 7:09 am
RE: It's time - by h4ym4n - May 3, 2023 at 8:36 am
RE: It's time - by Mister Agenda - May 3, 2023 at 9:30 am
RE: It's time - by brewer - May 3, 2023 at 2:58 pm
RE: It's time - by Gawdzilla Sama - May 3, 2023 at 8:39 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 9:55 am
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 6, 2023 at 10:09 am
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 10:10 am
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 6, 2023 at 10:13 am
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 10:17 am
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 6, 2023 at 10:24 am
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 10:33 am
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 6, 2023 at 10:35 am
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 6, 2023 at 11:21 am
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 12:26 pm
RE: It's time - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 6, 2023 at 12:47 pm
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 6, 2023 at 10:27 am
RE: It's time - by Silver - May 6, 2023 at 10:18 am
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 6, 2023 at 10:43 am
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 11:17 am
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 6, 2023 at 11:26 am
RE: It's time - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 6, 2023 at 12:19 pm
RE: It's time - by Thumpalumpacus - May 6, 2023 at 3:05 pm
RE: It's time - by The Valkyrie - May 6, 2023 at 3:12 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 4:01 pm
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 6, 2023 at 4:32 pm
RE: It's time - by The Valkyrie - May 6, 2023 at 6:47 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 6, 2023 at 6:47 pm
RE: It's time - by The Valkyrie - May 6, 2023 at 6:50 pm
RE: It's time - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 8, 2023 at 12:01 pm
RE: It's time - by A. Secular Human - May 8, 2023 at 8:25 pm
RE: It's time - by Ravenshire - May 9, 2023 at 8:37 am
RE: It's time - by Kingpin - May 12, 2023 at 12:50 pm
RE: It's time - by Simon Moon - May 12, 2023 at 1:28 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 2:47 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 3:02 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 3:08 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 12, 2023 at 3:29 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 3:39 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 12, 2023 at 3:42 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 3:47 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 12, 2023 at 4:37 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 3:30 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 3:41 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 3:55 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 4:14 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 4:34 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 4:37 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 4:42 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 12, 2023 at 4:43 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 4:49 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 5:48 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 6:05 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 6:20 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 6:32 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 2:43 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 3:04 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 3:10 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 3:39 pm
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 12, 2023 at 4:41 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 4:44 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 4:48 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 4:50 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 4:53 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 5:00 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 4:52 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 5:02 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 5:06 pm
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 12, 2023 at 5:39 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 5:52 pm
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 12, 2023 at 5:58 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 6:06 pm
RE: It's time - by A. Secular Human - May 17, 2023 at 6:21 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 5:17 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 5:37 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 5:49 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 5:40 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 6:10 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 12, 2023 at 6:12 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 7:01 pm
RE: It's time - by Gawdzilla Sama - May 12, 2023 at 7:38 pm

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