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think my beliefs have changed again :S what am I now?
June 16, 2013 at 9:54 pm
(This post was last modified: June 16, 2013 at 9:55 pm by Jextin.)
first please don't judge me for what i write, I'm a pretty open person and just saying what I honestly feel/believe and not trying to offend anyone.
But before in highschool i was super christian, then i became athesit when i got frustrated with how crap works in life.
then i became like liberal universalist christian where i believed everyone goes to heaven after they die and god loves everyone and gotta focus on being a good person, but now after being treated like crap by lotta people im more pissed off and kinda want some people to go to hell :S
So basically now, I believe theres a God, but I feel like he doesn't give 2 craps about our prayers and in the end will only do what he wants. But I kinda also believe in karma and doing good things, and there being a hell and I want everyone that I hate to go to hell, though not for eternity, just for a good amount of time then just stop existing all together, if that makes sense.
So what should I call my self? Theist? Deist? God-is-a-jerk-i-just-want-everyone-i-hate-to-go-to-hell-ist?
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RE: think my beliefs have changed again :S what am I now?
June 16, 2013 at 9:56 pm
Why-do-you-need-a-labelist?
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RE: think my beliefs have changed again :S what am I now?
June 16, 2013 at 9:59 pm
(June 16, 2013 at 9:56 pm)LeoVonFrost Wrote: Why-do-you-need-a-labelist?
mostly to see what group of people i'd identify well with, forexample i didnt know much about universalist people but when i was asking about if theres any belief that everyone goes to heaven, someone suggested unitarian universalist, and i made some good friends that way.
also if someone asks, what is your belief, i'd like to have an answer rather then take 5 mins to explain everything i do/don't believe.
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RE: think my beliefs have changed again :S what am I now?
June 16, 2013 at 10:00 pm
You want the people you hate to go to a place of eternal torment and you believe in karma? How does that want affect your karma?
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RE: think my beliefs have changed again :S what am I now?
June 16, 2013 at 10:34 pm
Quote:also if someone asks, what is your belief
Worry less about what you believe and more about what you can demonstrate to be true.
We're frequently inundated with the beliefs of various god-humpers around here. None of it is worth a fart in a hurricane.
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RE: think my beliefs have changed again :S what am I now?
June 16, 2013 at 11:19 pm
How old are you? Seriously, a world view that is consistent with reality can be a lifelong journey. To be worried about identifying with one tribe / label or another seems to indicate you are just at the beginning of this journey.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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RE: think my beliefs have changed again :S what am I now?
June 17, 2013 at 12:58 am
How about 'working it out'?
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RE: think my beliefs have changed again :S what am I now?
June 17, 2013 at 1:27 am
(This post was last modified: June 17, 2013 at 1:30 am by Angrboda.)
(June 16, 2013 at 9:59 pm)Jextin Wrote: also if someone asks, what is your belief, i'd like to have an answer rather then take 5 mins to explain everything i do/don't believe.
Lucky for you, there are options available!
Choose one from the following:
1) Scientologist
2) Hare Krishna
3) "Trying to find myself"
4) Confused
Be aware that option 4 may be followed by attempts to convert you. This may be good or bad, depending on the sex and attractiveness of the questioner, and your current relationship status. (Not to be confused with your Facebook relationship status.)
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RE: think my beliefs have changed again :S what am I now?
June 17, 2013 at 6:05 am
You're just you. You don't need a label. You clearly like to think things through and consider your options, and that can only be a good thing.
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RE: think my beliefs have changed again :S what am I now?
June 17, 2013 at 6:12 am
(June 16, 2013 at 9:54 pm)Jextin Wrote: first please don't judge me for what i write, I'm a pretty open person and just saying what I honestly feel/believe and not trying to offend anyone.
But before in highschool i was super christian, then i became athesit when i got frustrated with how crap works in life.
then i became like liberal universalist christian where i believed everyone goes to heaven after they die and god loves everyone and gotta focus on being a good person, but now after being treated like crap by lotta people im more pissed off and kinda want some people to go to hell :S
So basically now, I believe theres a God, but I feel like he doesn't give 2 craps about our prayers and in the end will only do what he wants. But I kinda also believe in karma and doing good things, and there being a hell and I want everyone that I hate to go to hell, though not for eternity, just for a good amount of time then just stop existing all together, if that makes sense.
So what should I call my self? Theist? Deist? God-is-a-jerk-i-just-want-everyone-i-hate-to-go-to-hell-ist?
You don't need to wear a label, that is for the sheep.
And it will take you a long time to work shit out, probably your whole life.
But that's ok, the journey is always more interesting than the destination.
If you're not supposed to ride faster than your guardian angel can fly then mine had better get a bloody SR-71.
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