I somewhat disagree with your last statement. I think the process you went through can be a beneficial framework for challenging your core beliefs for the rest of your life. Few people ever do that, because it’s difficult, uncomfortable, and scary, but we’d be better off as a society if everyone did. I went through the same journey, not necessarily arriving at the same conclusion, but close, and I learned a lot about myself, the world, religion, and humanity in the process. I feel like it was a healthy experience. Plus, I appreciated the guidelines and ethics instructions I received through the church, even though I often fought against them. I do think that it made me a more empathetic and less judgemental person throughout my life.
That’s not my intention. I am attempting to illustrate other aspects of that internal struggle which can be healthy for our personal development. I did acknowledge that it’s uncomfortable, scary, and difficult to go through it though.
It’s all good man, I didn’t take it in a bad way. I totally get that not everyone has the same experience and outlook when going through something like this.
I somewhat disagree with your last statement. I think the process you went through can be a beneficial framework for challenging your core beliefs for the rest of your life. Few people ever do that, because it’s difficult, uncomfortable, and scary, but we’d be better off as a society if everyone did. I went through the same journey, not necessarily arriving at the same conclusion, but close, and I learned a lot about myself, the world, religion, and humanity in the process. I feel like it was a healthy experience. Plus, I appreciated the guidelines and ethics instructions I received through the church, even though I often fought against them. I do think that it made me a more empathetic and less judgemental person throughout my life.
You are talking to a person to whom religion caused damage and denying the validity of their experience. That is pretty rude.
It’s okay, I didn’t mind. That was his experience and that’s totally fine. I didn’t take it as invalidating what I went through.
But I do appreciate you looking out for a stranger!
That’s not my intention. I am attempting to illustrate other aspects of that internal struggle which can be healthy for our personal development. I did acknowledge that it’s uncomfortable, scary, and difficult to go through it though.
There a things about religion that are unique and good. The unique things are not good and the good things are not unique
It’s all good man, I didn’t take it in a bad way. I totally get that not everyone has the same experience and outlook when going through something like this.
Have a good one!