Like some others here, I was also in the same boat. It hasn't been very long since I "escaped", and while it was extremely hard in the beginning, it's getting better. There's a freedom that comes from not being bound up in useless doctrine anymore. The more I read, investigate, discover for myself, watch and hear, the more unbelievable the concept of "God" becomes. I see life as more precious now, and am a hundred times happier than I was before. It's liberating kicking off the shackles of fear.
The way I see it now, death is inevitable, and not really something to fear. Do you fear going to sleep? I see death as simply going to sleep and never waking up. It's not scary, because I won't know any better. I won't have thoughts or feelings. No regrets. Whereas when I still believed in hell, death was frightening, and often brought me to my knees. And that, my friend, is no way to live. Letting someone else or a non existent someone else, rather, make you feel bad for being human.
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The way I see it now, death is inevitable, and not really something to fear. Do you fear going to sleep? I see death as simply going to sleep and never waking up. It's not scary, because I won't know any better. I won't have thoughts or feelings. No regrets. Whereas when I still believed in hell, death was frightening, and often brought me to my knees. And that, my friend, is no way to live. Letting someone else or a non existent someone else, rather, make you feel bad for being human.
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