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Permalink Reply by Jorita on May 13, 2013 at 4:44pm

Freedom for me, and frustration that others don't get "IT"

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Permalink Reply by Belle Rose on May 14, 2013 at 12:07pm

What is not believing in God like?

Uncomfortable, confusing, and yet freeing and beautiful....I'm still working through the loss of my religious beliefs and it's a bit of a roller coaster right now.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Sarbeck on May 14, 2013 at 12:49pm

Belle, a roller coaster period is a good time to be keeping notes for a memoir.

The religious beliefs I knew (Catholicism's) were so cruel that I felt no discomfort or confusion.

I felt a bit comforted that all of the world's major religions had a version of xianity's Golden Rule.

And I felt free.

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Permalink Reply by Grady Jean on May 14, 2013 at 7:06pm

Not believing in God? Feels the same as not believing in Zeus, Thor, Quetzlcoatl, Amaterasu, and Anasasi.

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Permalink Reply by Pope Beanie on May 15, 2013 at 7:48pm

I think including Santa Claus might additionally cover a whole bunch of our contemporaries.

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Permalink Reply by The unbeliever on May 15, 2013 at 11:42am

Do you believe in Zeus? No? - Exactly like that.

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Permalink Reply by Missy Hollingsworth on May 15, 2013 at 1:39pm

To me, not believing in god is freedom. It's freedom from religious persecution, freedom from worrying about what is or is not a sin. But most of all, its freedom to explore, ask questions, and to seek answers to those questions without the confusion that fogs the religious brain. I know now that there is no such thing as this supreme being that created the world in '6 days plus 1 of rest' which never made sense to me to begin with. I now have the freedom to be a rational intelligent individual rather than just being 'one of the flock'

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Permalink Reply by Lionel France on May 16, 2013 at 4:56am

How can you ever know if God exists? You are so filled with fear and ambition, so easily distracted, so easily manipulated, so easily controlled, so easily dominated by the opinions or the determinations of others, man.

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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on May 16, 2013 at 12:04pm

RE: "You are so filled with fear and ambition, so easily distracted, so easily manipulated, so easily controlled, so easily dominated by the opinions or the determinations of others" - it sounds like you're describing the Bible --

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Permalink Reply by Unseen on May 16, 2013 at 2:16pm

so filled with fear and ambition, so easily distracted, so easily manipulated, so easily controlled, so easily dominated by the opinions or the determinations of others

No better summary of religious people has ever been devised by man. Congratulations on describing yourself with pinpoint accuracy.

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Permalink Reply by Lionel France on May 16, 2013 at 7:35pm

How do you know I belieive in God?

You know, to require, either through inducement or threat, for people to adhere to a certain system of belief does not represent the essence and purpose of religion. Yet that is what is so manifest in the world today. Religion has become another form of government—a form of government that seeks power and domination, a form of government that seeks to overcome its competing rivals, the competing agendas of other religions and faiths. And so there is a contest and a kind of war exerted between the most radical elements of these systems of belief. But this is not what religion really is.

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Permalink Reply by Pope Beanie on May 16, 2013 at 2:10pm

You are so filled with fear and ambition, so easily distracted, so easily manipulated, so easily controlled, so easily dominated by the opinions or the determinations of others, man.

Fortunately, age and experience are opportunities to learn to overcome those pressures.

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