(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:Yes, I thought I knew he loved and protected me because Jesus loves the all little children of the world...learning of the Holocaust destroyed that view.
Did you really believe there was a god, and if so, what did you feel you knew about him?
Quote:Did you really think your holy book was divinely inspired?"Inspired?" Yes. Inerrant? No. Because a talking snake is just too stupid.
Quote:Did you have experiences which you really thought were divine interactions?Not really in way dramatic way but yes, in the vague sense of He's always watching you and is everywhere.
Quote:What else did you believe then that you don't now?I believe in ghosts, alien astronauts, conspiracy theories, demons, angels, all religions worship the same god, afterlives, Satanists are baby killers, miracles, Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil, atheists are [insert stereotype], and the milkman conspiracy.
Quote: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?You're lucky. It's like someone killed my best friend.
It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all. - Denis Diderot
We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing. - Gore Vidal
We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing. - Gore Vidal
