People who believe in no higher power (atheist, agnostic, bible)
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"I don't understand. But I don't care, so it works out."
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Forgive me if this is against the rules for posting.
I'm honestly curious, why people who don't believe in any form of higher power are on this general Religion and Spirituality forum?
There is a subforum for Agnostic and Atheistic viewpoints, where people who have that viewpoint can post and discuss their beliefs.
Why come here, in the forum for discussing Religion and Spirituality, if you more align with Agnostic and Atheism?
I'm truly interested in honest answers. Again, Mods, sorry if this question is forbidden.
Many years ago, on the Petsmart forum, there was a pet rodent discussion group. People who liked rats, mice, hamsters, etc. shared tips. They were overwhelmed with a group of posters who derided them, and wondered why they wanted rodents, and advised then to put their energies elsewhere.
Honestly, this is how I feel about this topic thread. Why are people who are not interested in it so compelled to post negative things to people who ARE interested in the topic?
Forgive me if this is against the rules for posting.
I'm honestly curious, why people who don't believe in any form of higher power are on this general Religion and Spirituality forum?
There is a subforum for Agnostic and Atheistic viewpoints, where people who have that viewpoint can post and discuss their beliefs.
Why come here, in the forum for discussing Religion and Spirituality, if you more align with Agnostic and Atheism?
I'm truly interested in honest answers. Again, Mods, sorry if this question is forbidden.
I believe in a higher power. I just don't believe in the pagan god, yahweh or Jesus Christ, man/god. I used to but after studying the matter on the Internet I realized I had been duped by clever Christian marketing. I turned my back on Christianity 7 years ago and have never regretted it for one day. My life is guilt-free, and I save lots of money from not tithing anymore.
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Originally Posted by thrillobyte
I believe in a higher power. I just don't believe in the pagan god, yahweh or Jesus Christ, man/god. I used to but after studying the matter on the Internet I realized I had been duped by clever Christian marketing. I turned my back on Christianity 7 years ago and have never regretted it for one day. My life is guilt-free, and I save lots of money from not tithing anymore.
I COMPLETELY get your viewpoint, and am not curious why you are posting here. This forum isn't about Christianity - but about exploring spirituality, and a higher power, and curiosity about that.
I'm working on recovery from spiritual abuse. I grew up in a high control group so I don't find this topic all that interesting as some might. It was all stick and no carrot for this girl. So over the people claiming to know something they can't. Yeah, we all have our OPINIONS don't we?
I had some really messed up notions about what a Christian was implanted in my mind by the Watchtower. They told me anyone that wasn't in their group was a watered down Christian, other people didn't follow the Bible and all that. I still actually believed this group was the closest thing to real Christianity there was. Things just weren't adding up and I had to be able to look through my own eyes. No surprised they BSed their way through that too.
I like going to the Christian sub form and asking questions I was never allowed to ask as a kid. In my group they told you want to think and if you got out of line you were herded back in and it wasn't pretty. I was publicly shamed for taking an award at school, that's how bad it was. It really helped me to see the message of the Bible for what it said to me and not someone else. The Watchtower implanted phobia in my head as well and I needed something to counteract that. Since they used the Bible to destroy me I used it to fix me.
I like hanging out with the atheists on this board because they have good logic skills. I've learned to undo some of the damage done to my mind by the way I was trained by the Watchtower.
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Originally Posted by L8Gr8Apost8
I'm working on recovery from spiritual abuse. I grew up in a high control group so I don't find this topic all that interesting as some might. It was all stick and no carrot for this girl. So over the people claiming to know something they can't. Yeah, we all have our OPINIONS don't we?
I had some really messed up notions about what a Christian was implanted in my mind by the Watchtower. They told me anyone that wasn't in their group was a watered down Christian, other people didn't follow the Bible and all that. I still actually believed this group was the closest thing to real Christianity there was. Things just weren't adding up and I had to be able to look through my own eyes. No surprised they BSed their way through that too.
I like going to the Christian sub form and asking questions I was never allowed to ask as a kid. In my group they told you want to think and if you got out of line you were herded back in and it wasn't pretty. I was publicly shamed for taking an award at school, that's how bad it was. It really helped me to see the message of the Bible for what it said to me and not someone else. The Watchtower implanted phobia in my head as well and I needed something to counteract that. Since they used the Bible to destroy me I used it to fix me.
I like hanging out with the atheists on this board because they have good logic skills. I've learned to undo some of the damage done to my mind by the way I was trained by the Watchtower.
I get it. And I have a special respect for your postings, L8.
I'm still wondering about posters who fully reject any inference to a higher power, and they come here to deride people who have some belief in a higher power, with no questions whatsoever.
Forgive me if this is against the rules for posting.
I'm honestly curious, why people who don't believe in any form of higher power are on this general Religion and Spirituality forum?
There is a subforum for Agnostic and Atheistic viewpoints, where people who have that viewpoint can post and discuss their beliefs.
Why come here, in the forum for discussing Religion and Spirituality, if you more align with Agnostic and Atheism?
I'm truly interested in honest answers. Again, Mods, sorry if this question is forbidden.
Many years ago, on the Petsmart forum, there was a pet rodent discussion group. People who liked rats, mice, hamsters, etc. shared tips. They were overwhelmed with a group of posters who derided them, and wondered why they wanted rodents, and advised then to put their energies elsewhere.
Honestly, this is how I feel about this topic thread. Why are people who are not interested in it so compelled to post negative things to people who ARE interested in the topic?
Why do you feel atheists or agnostics cannot be spiritual?
Last edited by TroutDude; 02-27-2019 at 08:36 PM..
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Originally Posted by TroutDude
Why do feel atheists or agnostics cannot be spiritual?
You tell me. I'm actually VERY curious. I suspect you missed the word "you" in your question?
No, I didn't think atheists and agnostics thought there was a spiritual world. (I'm not talking moral, or ethical, which I completely agree atheists can achieve). What are you talking about, that atheists can do that is "spiritual"? I'm honestly curious.
Forgive me if this is against the rules for posting.
I'm honestly curious, why people who don't believe in any form of higher power are on this general Religion and Spirituality forum?
There is a subforum for Agnostic and Atheistic viewpoints, where people who have that viewpoint can post and discuss their beliefs.
Why come here, in the forum for discussing Religion and Spirituality, if you more align with Agnostic and Atheism?
I'm truly interested in honest answers. Again, Mods, sorry if this question is forbidden.
Many years ago, on the Petsmart forum, there was a pet rodent discussion group. People who liked rats, mice, hamsters, etc. shared tips. They were overwhelmed with a group of posters who derided them, and wondered why they wanted rodents, and advised then to put their energies elsewhere.
Honestly, this is how I feel about this topic thread. Why are people who are not interested in it so compelled to post negative things to people who ARE interested in the topic?
This has been answered repeatedly, but let's try it one more time.
1. There's also a sub-forum on christianity. If that's what you want to discuss, why not go there?
2. One can be interested in a topic, while not being directly involved in the topic. I'm interested in the Civil War. But I'm not a Civil War soldier.
3. There's a lot more to "spirituality" than just christianity.
I get it. And I have a special respect for your postings, L8.
I'm still wondering about posters who fully reject any inference to a higher power, and they come here to deride people who have some belief in a higher power, with no questions whatsoever.
Because some of them, if not all, would prefer for others to share in their same worldview or to at least guarantee them you will not vote based on your religious convictions. Also, some feel they have been mistreated or maligned by someone, somewhere with religious affiliations and here they can take it out strangers whereas IRL perhaps they've had to bite their tongues.
You tell me. I'm actually VERY curious. I suspect you missed the word "you" in your question?
No, I didn't think atheists and agnostics thought there was a spiritual world. (I'm not talking moral, or ethical, which I completely agree atheists can achieve). What are you talking about, that atheists can do that is "spiritual"? I'm honestly curious.
Thanks for the edit.
The men in the following clip are all scientists and, as far as I know, atheists.
But I believe they understand and embrace spirituality.
It doesn't ALL come from a pastiche of primitive pamphlets collated and dubbed "the bible."
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