(March 12, 2014 at 11:24 am)IntelligentPlanet Wrote: The reason why I don't want to believe in God and want to convert to an atheist is because whenever the question about his existence comes on my mind, I just can't answer it simply because I haven't given my own, personal answer to it.
Hm... Something bothers me about this sentiment but I can't put my finger on it.
Quote:That's why I am so anxious and so wanting to learn learn learn, so I can, at some state of my life, stop believing in any given deity and at least stop questioning myself for this.
Learning is good! Learn about god beliefs, learn about other religions, learn about your OCD rituals and what triggers your anxiety, learn about science and art and culture and everything!
Whether you become an atheist as a result of your studies is almost beside the point, in the same way that debunking the existence of Big Foot or the Loch Ness monster when you study biology is beside the point. It may happen, it may not happen, but you'll certainly be better informed than you were before.
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
