(February 28, 2014 at 1:03 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote: I don't have the mental capacity to research it myself. I have a mental illness that makes even some small things very overwhelming to me, yet alone something as massive as if there's a God or are my parents and everyone I know totally wrong about this.
Now that's a cop-out! Having a mental condition will/can indeed make matters harder, but you have to be severely handicapped in order not to do any research (or what are you doing here otherwise?). It's not a matter of getting to all the big solutions and answers at once, but to take baby steps. I know that mental conditions can be a hindrance, but is your limit really zero? I don't think so. No one is asking you to give up your faith, but most would like to see you think for yourself and come to own conclusions. Whether they are wrong or right doesn't matter at this point, the goal being to get accustomed to using your neurons. Your dad won't be around forever, you have to eventually stand on your own, get comfortable with not having him as a reference all the time. Thinking is a scary thing, but believe me, it's well worth it.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
