(June 3, 2012 at 7:54 am)Panglossian Wrote:FallentoReason Wrote:Actually, all of this has got me thinking that maybe it's time for me to face reality. Ever since I deconverted 3-4 months ago I have used online forums to express my new self. I haven't said a word to any real life friends and have just been going with the flow. That way I can avoid all the drama but I feel like I'm not exactly free just yet. Maybe I can only be truly free in life once I start discussing the things I have discussed on here with the people around me in real life...
This is a good idea. I started calling myself an atheist a couple of years ago, and was terrified at first to admit it to anyone (most people in this area are either Protestant or Catholic). However, when I started to openly discuss it with people, they were really supportive and didn't care a jot that I didn't agree with them. Extremely lucky to be honest.
Hopefully the people in your life will be this cool with it too
The people that matter in my life are Pentecostal. I don't want them to huddle around me and start trying to cast out demons!
I'll start with my family as my parents are Catholic and they have already told me when I first began with doubts that they want me to do the thinking and not anyone else doing it for me. I think if I thoroughly talk to them about everything then they will be there for me and help me express myself better to my friends.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
