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RE: Anyone else just drop religion with a snap of the finger?
July 16, 2020 at 6:48 am
In my experience one loses belief gradually rather than suddenly. It's hard to shake off indoctrination.
Religious belief I mean. Loss of belief in deism/pantheism is, I think, different. Due to it not being a matter of indoctrination.
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RE: Anyone else just drop religion with a snap of the finger?
July 16, 2020 at 10:12 am
As someone who was fully submerged in Christian indoctrination as a kid and bought the whole thing for years: that shit runs deeeeeeppp. I'm still trying to shake it off (a friend of mine calls himself a "recovering Christian;" I think the term is very apt).
There was certainly moments of revelation for me along the way, but it was a long gradual road. There was a moment I realized that it made zero sense for God to damn consenting adults for having sex, no matter their gender or marital status. There was another moment a while later I realized that whether or not god existed, he did nothing but complicate my life so I didn't want to acknowledge, listen to, or think about him any more. And then, when I realized I had to tell my mom to stop preaching to me because it made me uncomfortable, I read Mom, Dad, I'm an Atheist (even though I didn't classify myself as atheist at the time, I thought I was close enough it'd help). It was while reading that book that I realized "well shit.... I AM an atheist!" I went on an atheist book spree and never looked back. At least, not intentionally. Like I said before - that shit runs deep. Still working through the guilt and working on the Christian family/friends. It's a long road ahead.
