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Date of upload: Feb 11, 2023 ^^
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Now I am an old man I now realise how fast our time on earth goes by . I wish I could explain that to the young ones so they could use their time well , being nice , helping others best they can , understand that time is a wonderful thing to be used wisely. To care for everyone, not just other humans but animals etc as well . Don't waste what time you have on religion just live as wisely as you can . It costs nothing to be kind , you will have a much more fulfilling life living that way I promise.
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I spent a lifetime as a Mormon, and renounced it when I was in my early 40s. It wouldn’t be fair for me to say that I received nothing of value from my participation in it.
But what I didn’t fully understand until I left, is that I never needed any supernatural pretext to live a virtuous life… and not only that, my ability to be a good person was hampered by the way my religion conflated righteousness with cultural protectionism.
It encouraged more preoccupation with the way I spoke, what I drank, the way I dressed, who I associated with… than being a true friend to everybody. And those thought patterns are still difficult to cast aside… as in, it’s difficult not just to be the inverse of what I was.
I’ve heard of people who have left my faith, became self-described atheists, and who have come back to the faith. The common theme I notice in all of their stories is that they never found peace in unbelief. I get that. It’s hard to not have that anesthetizing belief to soften the edges of the harsh realities of an inherently meaningless existence, especially after having it for all of your life. That was me. I ultimately found my peace in defining my own meaning.
I live, I can feel pain and pleasure, I can love and loathe; and most of all, I’m relieved of the burden of searching for ultimate meaning. It’s such a rest. Life has become a lot more precious to me now that I am convinced that this is the only life I have. And my self loathing at the hands of an incoherent doctrine that creates a problem and offers the solution in a single package, is no longer a part of my life.
Even my marriage to a believer has become sweeter overall, though not without its difficult moments. But it’s taught us both radical acceptance… the kind that, if practiced in a widespread way, would eliminate so much unnecessary suffering in the world.
For me… I am better off in every way without religion.
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As a mother of a handicapped daughter,religion had nothing to do with me raising and loving her. Just the opposite. I have 3 born again sisters, who proclaim to love her, but didnt offer a moments help, but didnt mind calling me up to watch their children so they could have some time off from being a parent.
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Richard Dawkins’s closing argument is very powerful and really resonates with me. You don’t need religion to be good or feel emotions or be kind. Kindness, emotions, and doing good is an innate part of human beings. These things are spontaneous and requires no instruction.
Also, im tired of religion claiming that you need God to do these things. Its pretty much insulting to what human beings are naturally capable of doing.
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I grew up as a YEC Christian. I remember hearing Hitchens and Dawkins and those like them were literally of the devil and evil. Now I see why, because they make sense. That's very dangerous in ideology that cannot stand up to scrutiny. I would definitely agree with the motion put forth by them.
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10 years ago i became an athiest.. And in my search for back up in my atheism and to support my decision i searched and came acoss dawkins and was pleased...shortly after discovering dawks he led me to hitchens. And i was THRILLED.. I FOUND THE VOICE OF MY BELIEFS THAT DAY..hitchens is my bible. I listen to him every day and i refer back to his words in the rare case i run into any doubts!!! Christopher is a life changer. I strongly suggest his books to everyone..
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