(April 18, 2015 at 5:34 am)robvalue Wrote: I'm interested in hearing from those of you who have come out of religion. What would you list as your sincere beliefs while you were a theist? For example:
Did you really believe there was a god, and if so, what did you feel you knew about him?
Did you really think your holy book was divinely inspired?
Did you have experiences which you really thought were divine interactions?
What else did you believe then that you don't now?
I hope it goes without saying I'm not intending to make fun of anyone, I'm genuinely interested. Having never been the slightest bit religious, I can't even imagine what it must feel like to have any of these kinds of beliefs. How did they make you feel?
Thank you
It's a bit embarrassing now, I did delude myself into thinking there was a god. Everyone I trusted growing up swore there was. I just assumed I was not quite as in touch so as to actually hear a response to my prayers, I could only have feelings about them.
Divinely inspired bible - sure, who was I to question it. If everyone in you family and friends bar none say it is, and you have no education to the contrary, why doubt it?
My Divine experiences were merely feelings of greatly exaggerated guilt relieved by self acceptance and forgiveness. It felt real enough for lots of tears.. (I was young)
As I aged this went completely away.
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