RE: Leaving indoctrination behind
March 22, 2013 at 12:59 pm
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2013 at 1:04 pm by Simon Moon.)
(March 22, 2013 at 10:14 am)Joel Wrote: I can't help feeling that I miss what I used to have, every now and again.
I now understand why de-converted people turn back to their former religion - but I simply don't believe it's true, nor do I believe it's a morally correct system.
I can't personally relate to this, but I'm sure it is the toughest part.
I'm not sure if the following applies to you, but this put it into perspective for me.
As Teresa McBain, a Pastor that has become an atheist put it over the loss of all her previous friends, parishioners, and some of her family (I'm paraphrasing), "it was almost as if all these people were killed at once in a plane crash. I have to grieve for the loss of so many people at the same time.".
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
