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Some big changes as of late...

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Some big changes as of late...
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RE: Some big changes as of late...
January 20, 2017 at 12:28 pm
 
Quote:I found that despite all my praying and "spiritual warfare" and worshiping, God wasn't coming to help me and I was by myself.


This is one of the things that really disgusts me about Theism.  It causes people to trust in a god who just isn't there.  When the help that they prayed for doesn't come, they can't reconcile in their own minds why their god has deserted them.  I've seen the anxiety and mental anguish this causes in my my own family.    

Glad to have you on the forum...
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#12
RE: Some big changes as of late...
January 20, 2017 at 12:33 pm
Welcome to the forum!
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RE: Some big changes as of late...
January 20, 2017 at 12:42 pm
Welcome, and thanks for the intro! Always appreciated. Very interesting path to enlightenment. 

You are not alone. Hope we can be of worth to you.
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
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#14
RE: Some big changes as of late...
January 20, 2017 at 1:18 pm
Welcome.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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#15
RE: Some big changes as of late...
January 20, 2017 at 1:57 pm
Welcome!

Hope you enjoy it here!
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#16
RE: Some big changes as of late...
January 21, 2017 at 12:59 am
Hi and welcome! Smile

I have a 10 year old too. And you're not late to the party - I dropped religion in my 30s as well. Smile
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RE: Some big changes as of late...
January 21, 2017 at 1:01 am
Welcome
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#18
RE: Some big changes as of late...
January 21, 2017 at 11:04 am
HIyas -- don't worry about embarrassment. In many things in life, some of us come to late realizations. All that means is that we're still capable of growing.

Welcome to the forums.

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RE: Some big changes as of late...
January 21, 2017 at 11:21 am
Congratulations on making it out and welcome to the forums. I wonder what part the unescapable cognitive dissonance of fundy religion contributed to your mental health issues? Regardless now that you're out you can treat your condition as you would any other without wondering how you may have offended god or any of that nonsense. Happy for you.
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RE: Some big changes as of late...
January 21, 2017 at 11:27 am
Welcome!
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