(March 1, 2014 at 11:30 am)SteelCurtain Wrote:(March 1, 2014 at 11:15 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: Y'know it's not outright just my parents. I mean like everyone I know is a Christian. If I wasn't a Christian, I'd be saying close to 95% of the people in the area I live in are wrong. Heck, the city I want to live in (the only large one here, by large I mean like over 100,000 people) has a 3.9% non-religious population from the stats I've seen.
And if you did some searching and found that you don't believe in god, how would that change your life at all? It's all about deconstructing these fears. What would change, supposing you let go of religion? Would your values change? Would you love your parents and friends less? Would you find any less joy in the things you love to do? If you didn't want anyone to know, how would they know? I know plenty of atheists that go through the motions for the benefit of their families. Maybe you searched out and found some new friends in your area that you would never have had a chance to meet before.
Again, it's about finding your own truth. As J Smooth has said, what you believe, what your parents believe, what your town believes---none of it changes reality. The goal is to get as close to reality as possible. THAT part's up to you.
But if I'm wrong I'll go to hell...
