Schlagwort: religion

It felt necessary to write this down at some point.

I used to call myself an atheist. I called myself agnostic. I got interested in witchy stuff and buddhism. I stopped naming my connections to religion. 

Last year, I wanted to leave the church. Then I discussed it with my flatmate who is studying medicine and realized that it is okay not to be an atheist. 

I studied the basics of chemistry, physics, geology, biology, microbiology, the beginnings of the universe and the very basics of life itself, and now I cannot say I am a non-believer.

I was at a funeral today and for the very first time, some kind of religion was something that I agreed with, even if it was just a very small part.

So this means that I have learned that not believing does not make you more intelligent or superior and that science does not kill all potential for belief.

I am still critical of organised religion and the church, but now I understand how it helps and how people connect to it and how smart people can be religious.

Hey Tanisha, I know you’ve said your an atheist but how can you not believe in God? isn’t it sad not to have faith?

sparkleese:

vegan-hippie:

Hey darling, yeah i am an atheist and don’t believe in the existence of any gods. However i do see why others do; it can be comforting to put your faith in someone else and leave it up to another power especially when you feel powerless. I think that’s why people in times of need (natural disasters, family troubles, poverty etc) turn to ‘god’ to help them – it’s a last resort to not feeling utterly desolate.

Although i do think that inherently most people know what there is no god; it’s just a source of comfort, kind of like an adult security blanket. Sometimes i wish i believed in a god just to have someone to pray to before tests and occasionally put my life in someone else’s hands, but i just can’t bring myself to believe in something with no proof of existence.

At the same time i don’t think it means i have no faith, i do. I have faith in humanity, in nature; in what is real and in front of me. We don’t have to blindly believe in that which has no proof to have faith, we just need to have confidence in the positive traits of what does exist xxx

Finally! The perfect description as to how I feel about god!