Do you believe in any religion?

[FullFat]

I was agnostic my whole life up until about a month ago. I am now essentially an atheist. I have no problems with others believing though and don't try to disprove their experience. I think once you fully accept the notion of there being no afterlife and no God, it's a big step closer to ending your life.

What would you consider to be the catalyst for your deconversion?

 

[FullFat]

I'm Muslim and have no doubt in its truth.

If you don't mind me asking, how is suicide viewed in Islam?

 

[GoneSeptember2018]

What would you consider to be the catalyst for your deconversion?

I guess to me, the notion of there being any sort of higher order to this world is fundamentally unrealistic to me, including a God. There is just too much exploitation, suffering, and chaos for me to believe there is anything organised behind anything.

A lot of it is just based on personal experiences and how badly my life has gone to shit in the last 2 years, and I don't believe I've earned it in any spiritual sense. Also, being close to death, something in me changed from hoping for some kind afterlife to full acceptance that it's likely nothing and we are just beings inhabiting a rock floating in space. And then we are gone.

 

[Justanotherconsumer]

If there is a god or creative force it does not seek out or require recognition, we are helped or hindered by our genetics upbringing, whether we were rich or poor ect. It hasn't helped us other than providing an inhabitable planet, animals of every sort. Our survival is dependent upon consumption but not death, this is something that we have chosen ourselves. Ultimately if we cease to exist everything is pointless, even if there is some meaning to the creator.

 

[Bandzbandz]

If you don't mind me asking, how is suicide viewed in Islam?

It's hella bad. It's the ultimate sin.
But human psyche for me trumps that. I'm hurt and nothing can change that.

 

[MEoDP]

I started out as a devout Christian in my youth,until harsh life experience disillusioned me from it(and I started hanging out with Atheists friends online)and caused me to become a Deist for a period of time. Later on however,I would arrive at the final(?)conclusion of Atheism,as even Deism(Aside Atheism and Agnosticism,the most sane position IMO)lacks sufficient evidence to justify belief in.

If anyone wants a detailed account of my "disillusionment" from Christianity,it is found on this page:
https://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=15731&start=80

the user "RedKryptonite" is me.

 

[Dani Paradox]

Love is my religion. Nature is my church <3

 

[throwaway123]

No.

 

[Lara Francis]

I believe religion is something that people hide behind.
Look at the priests that abuse children but it's okay with them .let's just ask for forgiveNess on Sunday but do what we like in the week.it's all just a front.if there was a god then good people like us would not be suffering.

This is just my opinion of course

 

[Madrid27]

[QUOTE = "Lara Francis, publicación: 56169, miembro: 1011"] Creo que la religión es algo de lo que la gente se esconde.
Mire a los sacerdotes que abusan de los niños, pero está bien con ellos. Solo pedimos perdón el domingo, pero hagamos lo que nos gusta en la semana. Todo es solo un frente. Si hubiera un dios, personas buenas como nosotros no estarían sufriendo.

Esta es solo mi opinión, por supuesto [/ QUOTE]
It is true

 

[Lara Francis]

[QUOTE = "Lara Francis, publicación: 56169, miembro: 1011"] Creo que la religión es algo de lo que la gente se esconde.
Mire a los sacerdotes que abusan de los niños, pero está bien con ellos. Solo pedimos perdón el domingo, pero hagamos lo que nos gusta en la semana. Todo es solo un frente. Si hubiera un dios, personas buenas como nosotros no estarían sufriendo.

Esta es solo mi opinión, por supuesto [/ QUOTE]
It is true

I wish I knew what you said.

 

[Caustic Cardinals]

What is religion good for anyway manipulate the masses install guilt and hatred

 

[Phro]

I'm a Christian but I haven't been to church in a long time.

 

[Iwant2sleepforever]

I believe in god in some shape or form, I think the whole concept of god is beyond human understanding and people act like they fully understand the concept when they don't, if that makes sense.