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 Sep 22 2005, 02:24 AM
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I've lived a pretty dogmatic life. I haven't known much else. I started talking to a friend who's a philosophy major, and he up and tells me he thinks we just disappear after this. We have no soul, no spirit. We just live and die, and decompose. Like we never existed.
It's kind of pointless then. To live a Christian life. I've been trying to get away from it since the end of high school. Christianity, I mean. But no matter how hard I try, it's so hard for me to believe that this is it. That there's no heaven or hell. Then I think about all the years I've wasted going to church and essentially just talking to the ceiling in my room. It's just as easy for me to doubt it all. Anyway, the point of my topic. If you've grown up in a church, you've probably noticed how much stronger the fire is in the newborn Christian. Growing up with it... it just makes everything mundane and routine. Have you ever denounced Christianity, just so you can have that newborn fire? Do you think it's a sin? To want to experience the world and gain some sort of insight before blindly following the faith? |
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| *xcaitlinx* |
Sep 22 2005, 03:02 PM
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my dad is atheist but my mom is christian. i actually have no idea whether my mom believes in God anymore because she doesn't go to church nor does she want to. my grandparents are very religious and conservative which is the opposite of my dad. i'm atheist and my dad is probably the reason i am..not that he forced me to be but it just helps to have parents that are completely different (well, their families) becuase then you can decide on your own what you want to be. i think life's a lot better if you get away from Christianity because you can choose your own path and you don't have to follow the bible or go to church just because your parents force you to.
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| *salcha* |
Sep 22 2005, 09:57 PM
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QUOTE(xcaitlinx @ Sep 22 2005, 3:02 PM) i think life's a lot better if you get away from Christianity because you can choose your own path and you don't have to follow the bible or go to church just because your parents force you to.  Being a Christian is your choice as well, and you can still choose your own path even if you ARE one. |
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