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I'm very sorry to hear what you have gone through. I too suffer from severe depression although I got there for different reasons. You're always welcome to send me a private message if you would like to talk.
As you have figured out, religion is nonsense, and praying does nothing except the placebo effect (this has been scientifically demonstrated). It's all rubbish and it's used to control people by making ridiculous claims that can't be proved wrong, but which have no evidence to support them being right. It's terrible that when people offered you "help" it was with strings attached, to try and score points by recruiting you. It's disgusting.
It sounds to me like you should be honest with people about your scepticism, and if that changes how they feel about you, then they're not worth having in your life anyway. As for your boyfriend's argument, that is called Pascal's wager and is totally flawed. Firstly, belief is a state of mind not a choice, so you can't choose to believe in Christianity. You can just say you do, but that's not giving God much credit if he thinks he will fall for that. Secondly, christiniaty is just 1 of an infinite number of possible religions which might be the "true" one, so in fact his odds aren't as good as he thinks, they are next to zero. Even within Christianity, with 40,000 sects you're still almost certain to be wrong.
Anyhow, well done on seeing through the religious nonsense, and I hope people around you will like you for who you are not what nutty beliefs they can drill into you. I'm really sorry about all you have gone through, I can't imagine how difficult it is. Please carry on getting help, and maybe being open will make things a little easier. You've always got us here to talk to.
I'm very sorry to hear what you have gone through. I too suffer from severe depression although I got there for different reasons. You're always welcome to send me a private message if you would like to talk.
As you have figured out, religion is nonsense, and praying does nothing except the placebo effect (this has been scientifically demonstrated). It's all rubbish and it's used to control people by making ridiculous claims that can't be proved wrong, but which have no evidence to support them being right. It's terrible that when people offered you "help" it was with strings attached, to try and score points by recruiting you. It's disgusting.
It sounds to me like you should be honest with people about your scepticism, and if that changes how they feel about you, then they're not worth having in your life anyway. As for your boyfriend's argument, that is called Pascal's wager and is totally flawed. Firstly, belief is a state of mind not a choice, so you can't choose to believe in Christianity. You can just say you do, but that's not giving God much credit if he thinks he will fall for that. Secondly, christiniaty is just 1 of an infinite number of possible religions which might be the "true" one, so in fact his odds aren't as good as he thinks, they are next to zero. Even within Christianity, with 40,000 sects you're still almost certain to be wrong.
Anyhow, well done on seeing through the religious nonsense, and I hope people around you will like you for who you are not what nutty beliefs they can drill into you. I'm really sorry about all you have gone through, I can't imagine how difficult it is. Please carry on getting help, and maybe being open will make things a little easier. You've always got us here to talk to.
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