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January 26, 2023 at 10:35 pm
Hi all,
My name is Rory and I am slowly converting over to atheism. My journey ready began in 3rd grade when I received first communion and how weird it was to eat the “body” of someone.
My atheism picked up in undergrad when I came out as gay. I have cerebral palsy as well and it didn’t make sense to me to be hurt even further by punishing me for my sexuality. I still felt a lot of shame around my sexuality even after I came out and that came from my belief in heaven that I was hanging onto. I subconsciously still wanted to know what life would have been like without a disability which is what the idea of “heaven” provided.
I’m slowly accepting I probably will never know what it’s like to be “able-bodied” but I can embrace what I do have already. I’m very into philosophy so I thought about nihilism and how depressing and inspiring it is. If life has no external meaning, then we get to make our own meaning, which is more personal to us.
I hope I get to meet other amazing people on this forum!
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RE: New here
January 26, 2023 at 10:56 pm
Resident gay guy here. Welcome to the forum.
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January 26, 2023 at 11:34 pm
(January 26, 2023 at 10:35 pm)Rdougall Wrote: Hi all,
My name is Rory and I am slowly converting over to atheism. My journey ready began in 3rd grade when I received first communion and how weird it was to eat the “body” of someone.
My atheism picked up in undergrad when I came out as gay. I have cerebral palsy as well and it didn’t make sense to me to be hurt even further by punishing me for my sexuality. I still felt a lot of shame around my sexuality even after I came out and that came from my belief in heaven that I was hanging onto. I subconsciously still wanted to know what life would have been like without a disability which is what the idea of “heaven” provided.
I’m slowly accepting I probably will never know what it’s like to be “able-bodied” but I can embrace what I do have already. I’m very into philosophy so I thought about nihilism and how depressing and inspiring it is. If life has no external meaning, then we get to make our own meaning, which is more personal to us.
I hope I get to meet other amazing people on this forum!
Even if life does have an external meaning, you
still get to create your own. Welcome aboard.
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January 27, 2023 at 5:25 am
Hullo, new person!
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January 27, 2023 at 8:31 am
Welcome from Middle Earth! You may pass, friend.
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January 27, 2023 at 9:57 am
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January 27, 2023 at 11:10 am
Hope you like it here. Welcome!
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January 27, 2023 at 1:38 pm
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January 27, 2023 at 1:39 pm
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