bluewizard Posted June 27, 2005 Posted June 27, 2005 I don't know. I think it's the brainwashing still left in my brain. I have no problems not believing in God anymore but for some reason I struggle at times not believing in Jesus. It's weird. I think maybe cause I viewed Jesus as a nice, kind person, you felt sorry for him, and God, will he was just a mean bastard. I don't believe in either or any god or gods but why is this happening?
Caretaker Posted June 27, 2005 Posted June 27, 2005 Maybe it is because Jesus the Historical Figure is more plausible than God the Invisible Sky Daddie? Just one idea
Amethyst Posted June 27, 2005 Posted June 27, 2005 I don't know. I think it's the brainwashing still left in my brain. I have no problems not believing in God anymore but for some reason I struggle at times not believing in Jesus. It's weird. I think maybe cause I viewed Jesus as a nice, kind person, you felt sorry for him, and God, will he was just a mean bastard. I don't believe in either or any god or gods but why is this happening? It's definitely the mental controls. IIRC, you said somewhere that you were still going to church becasue your parents made you. As long as you still have to go to church, the brainwashing will affect you. Think of it like a virus struggling for survival. You've taken the cure, but it's still putting up a fight.
godlessgrrl Posted June 27, 2005 Posted June 27, 2005 Yeah, what they said. Old habits die hard. Plus probably some of it is cultural. Regardless of whether anyone is actually Xian or not the religion permeates our cultural consciousness. I still use JC's name as a swear word sometimes, even though I no longer believe I'm going to hell for doing so! FWIW, the historicity of Jesus is very suspect. The Bible is an unreliable document (despite how loudly any Xian might insist otherwise) as far as historical stuff goes, and additional sources referencing JC are shaky at best. He might have existed, he might not have.
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