A Thought

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I envy those who can place unwavering faith in religion or spirituality. My logical way of thinking prevents me from fully embracing such belief systems. What comes after death remains unknown, and I wish I had the comfort of knowing.

 

[hurts2b]

I've thought about this too before. When I was a kid religious beliefs were a huge comfort to a friend of mine. She tried to convert me to christianity. Instructed me to pray, look for signs of god in everything. I did. Nothing changed. I just didn't feel whatever "presence" I was supposed to be feeling.

I find other spiritual beliefs and religions similarly hollow.
It really is one of those vibe based things where you either feel it or you don't.

I do think the lack of certainty can be an advantage in some situations. Helps you build a level of tolerance to the discomfort of not knowing. That can be helpful in many contexts I think.

 

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I've thought about this too before. When I was a kid religious beliefs were a huge comfort to a friend of mine. She tried to convert me to christianity. Instructed me to pray, look for signs of god in everything. I did. Nothing changed. I just didn't feel whatever "presence" I was supposed to be feeling.

I find other spiritual beliefs and religions similarly hollow.
It really is one of those vibe based things where you either feel it or you don't.

I do think the lack of certainty can be an advantage in some situations. Helps you build a level of tolerance to the discomfort of not knowing. That can be helpful in many contexts I think.

I appreciate your perspective. Thank you. :-)

 

[3rdworldsadness]

I was religious years ago but very little. I used believe that god will make my life good if I try, but i forgot that there's no god for poor weak abused people. And then I realised that people believe in god, in religion, in faiths because something to hold on, something to know that they are not entirely alone, there's a higher being that will rescue them if they worship it. They will get reward in after life. It's all sounds like a fairytale and pointless to me...I stopped believing in religion, god who doesn't even acknowledge me hah.

 

[Forveleth]

As someone who used to be Christian, it is not always as comforting as you think. Depending on the denomination you grew up with, there is a constant thought in the back of your head of if you are good enough. You wonder if the things you have done will make God hate you, despite the fact that you have tried your best to be a good person. Even as a Christian, I still did not know where I was going after I died.

Now I am atheist and confidently know that there is nothing after death. The sole, as it were, is a result of electrical signals in the brain, and once those die, the sole dies, too. I know for a fact there is nothingness after death, and that brings me more comfort than any belief I once held.

 

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As someone who used to be Christian, it is not always as comforting as you think. Depending on the denomination you grew up with, there is a constant thought in the back of your head of if you are good enough. You wonder if the things you have done will make God hate you, despite the fact that you have tried your best to be a good person. Even as a Christian, I still did not know where I was going after I died.

That's what made me stop believing when I was a child. I wish subjects like these weren't so complex... Thank you for your response.

I was religious years ago but very little. I used believe that god will make my life good if I try, but i forgot that there's no god for poor weak abused people. And then I realised that people believe in god, in religion, in faiths because something to hold on, something to know that they are not entirely alone, there's a higher being that will rescue them if they worship it. They will get reward in after life. It's all sounds like a fairytale and pointless to me...I stopped believing in religion, god who doesn't even acknowledge me hah.

I felt/feel the same. I was told to pray and that God will hear me. Nothing ever came out of it. It feels pointless. I appreciate your response.

 

[Forveleth]

I was told to pray and that God will hear me. Nothing ever came out of it. It feels pointless.

This so much. I was told so many times I would get rewarded and be appreciated if I was nice to people, but all that happened was everyone took advantage of me. It made me realize that religions are all just lies.

 

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This so much. I was told so many times I would get rewarded and be appreciated if I was nice to people, but all that happened was everyone took advantage of me. It made me realize that religions are all just lies.

I cried every night for things to get better, it never really did. Now that I think about it, perhaps religion was a cope for people who were afraid of death. It's not so scary if you believe that you technically can't die...