(January 2, 2015 at 9:33 pm)TaosFlower Wrote: How do I overcome this? How can I stop being so scared about hell, when I know it can't possibly be real?
Just to give you my own experience:
When I was around 28 or so, I got to a point where my doubts got serious to the point where I was afraid I didn't believe. I spent around a year-and-a-half trying to get it to make sense, and things only got worse.
The next six months after that, I stopped believing but I couldn't really admit it to myself. I was afraid that this might be a test and I might be failing and I might be dooming myself to hell. I ultimately got over that by realizing that I was only worrying about the religion in which I was raised. Christianity has no more proof for it than Islam or any other religion. I had never lost any sleep about going to Muslim hell for not following Islam, so why was I worrying about going to Christian hell?
Once I accepted that, I was able to accept my lack of belief. Best of luck to you during this time of your life! If your experiences are in any way like mine, realize that this will likely take some time. Be patient and keep questioning!
