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What was it like being an atheist?
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RE: What was it like being an atheist?
I used to be an atheist, I was pretty miserable. I thought that there was no free will. Life was totally meaningless. I didn't see any values or reason to live. I didn't have anything to constrain my actions. I was miserable and depressed all the time.

I became a theist through being involved in the occult. At first, I didn't even believe what I was getting into. I didn't believe that it was real. As I got deeper and deeper into it, I realized that it was real.

I became a Christian after realizing that the spiritual world was real and needing refuge from it. It turned my life around. It has been pretty rocky, had a lot of tough times, but my life has more meaning and joy than it has had. Even when things are hard, I never lose hope. I feel like my life is grounded in wisdom. I am sober and I think clearly about things.

Best thing I ever did in my whole life, without question was become a Christian. It has been very hard, I have basically given up everything that I used to love, and that has been very painful. I understand why people don't want to become Christian or take seriously whether it may be true, because you must give up so much. The pain is real, from leaving all those things. It is like being ripped open. But the joy of having hope and being grounded in the world as it exists is really a joyous thing, so wonderful and so freeing is the light that can only come from the giver of light.
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RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by jstrodel - March 30, 2013 at 11:01 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Tonus - April 2, 2013 at 6:30 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by jstrodel - April 2, 2013 at 12:14 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Nine - April 2, 2013 at 12:21 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Mister Agenda - April 5, 2013 at 10:26 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Simon Moon - April 2, 2013 at 1:41 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Angrboda - April 2, 2013 at 4:04 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Whateverist - April 5, 2013 at 11:27 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by archangle - April 5, 2013 at 11:50 am
Re: What was it like being an atheist? - by frz - April 2, 2013 at 7:06 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Joel - April 2, 2013 at 7:08 am
Re: RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by frz - April 2, 2013 at 7:18 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Joel - April 2, 2013 at 7:22 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Joel - April 2, 2013 at 12:23 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Nine - April 2, 2013 at 12:40 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by jstrodel - April 2, 2013 at 12:42 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Darkstar - April 2, 2013 at 12:45 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by jstrodel - April 2, 2013 at 12:50 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by MysticKnight - April 2, 2013 at 12:46 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Nine - April 2, 2013 at 12:53 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Mister Agenda - April 5, 2013 at 10:42 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Joel - April 2, 2013 at 12:46 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by festive1 - April 2, 2013 at 12:50 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by MysticKnight - April 2, 2013 at 12:57 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Joel - April 2, 2013 at 12:53 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Tonus - April 2, 2013 at 1:15 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by festive1 - April 2, 2013 at 1:21 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by festive1 - April 2, 2013 at 1:26 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by fr0d0 - April 2, 2013 at 3:30 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by archangle - April 2, 2013 at 6:08 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by jstrodel - April 2, 2013 at 6:27 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Joel - April 2, 2013 at 6:51 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by jstrodel - April 2, 2013 at 9:51 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by jstrodel - April 2, 2013 at 9:55 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by jstrodel - April 2, 2013 at 10:03 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by jstrodel - April 2, 2013 at 10:45 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Paraselene - April 2, 2013 at 10:47 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by jstrodel - April 2, 2013 at 10:47 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Jackalope - April 2, 2013 at 11:06 pm
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Angrboda - April 3, 2013 at 2:25 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Angrboda - April 3, 2013 at 2:36 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Angrboda - April 3, 2013 at 3:55 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Esquilax - April 3, 2013 at 4:27 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Tonus - April 3, 2013 at 6:13 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by CapnAwesome - April 5, 2013 at 10:28 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Angrboda - April 8, 2013 at 8:20 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by fr0d0 - April 3, 2013 at 2:31 am
Re: RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by frz - April 8, 2013 at 12:16 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by Fruity - April 8, 2013 at 2:09 am
RE: What was it like being an atheist? - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2013 at 4:31 pm

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