realityrunt Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 If I had to say the wost thing Christianity brought into my life, was the belief I had found the truth. This in itself cut off my desire to keep learning, thinking that anything other than the bible was a lie. I soon blacked out my ability to absorb information, and I fell into a disheveled mental mess. I see it all to much now I've left the religion, and how much of a mind control organization it is. But in the end all it did was suppress my base urges and desires, and I watched myself turn into a weird religious freak. I never really had religion forced on me by my family, but by the world. I should have never walked into that bible book store twenty years ago. All it took was one snake to bite me with his hell theology, and I lost all my freedom in a matter of months. I had numerous reasons for leaving, but the biggest reason was the Christians themselves. (They don't represent dog!) I can say now that I think I'm fully recovered from the belief system, it took a lot of personal exploration. I had to make shift a whole side spirituality, that drew fire from the the Christian dogma. But now I just enjoy learning and being open to super fantastic ideas, that are not in contention with logic. Peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Welcome, it seems from your post that you mislabeled yourself as a Christian or maybe you've adopted a really liberal version of Xianity, or maybe you just don't know what you are. Letting go of that stuff is difficult. Glad you found us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityrunt Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 6 hours ago, Geezer said: Welcome, it seems from your post that you mislabeled yourself as a Christian or maybe you've adopted a really liberal version of Xianity, or maybe you just don't know what you are. Letting go of that stuff is difficult. Glad you found us. I did what now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 You identified yourself as a Christian when you filled out the new member information but your post sounds like you aren't a believer. I'm confused as to whether you are or are not a believer. I'm simply trying to clarify your religious status. Either way is fine, I assume I'm not the only one that is confused as to whether you are a believer or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityrunt Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 36 minutes ago, Geezer said: You identified yourself as a Christian when you filled out the new member information but your post sounds like you aren't a believer. I'm confused as to whether you are or are not a believer. I'm simply trying to clarify your religious status. Either way is fine, I assume I'm not the only one that is confused as to whether you are a believer or not. Lol, I never identified as a Christian. Is that why no one is answering my post, how do I fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 38 minutes ago, primaryzero said: Lol, I never identified as a Christian. Is that why no one is answering my post, how do I fix that. I'm not sure but go back & try to update your profile information. If the system won't let you do that then contact a mod & they will help you. When you get to the question that ask if your believe in any God's answer no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityrunt Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Geezer said: I'm not sure but go back & try to update your profile information. If the system won't let you do that then contact a mod & they will help you. When you get to the question that ask if your believe in any God's answer no. I'm sure the repair man or woman is on their way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 It appears you have successfully de-converted. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityrunt Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 6 hours ago, Geezer said: It appears you have successfully de-converted. Congrats. Quickest de-conversion ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LogicalFallacy Posted November 26, 2017 Moderator Share Posted November 26, 2017 Welcome to Ex-C primaryzero Looks like you've de-converted twice! Glad you were able to leave after so many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityrunt Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, LogicalFallacy said: Welcome to Ex-C primaryzero Looks like you've de-converted twice! Glad you were able to leave after so many years. Thank you, it was a bumpy 3-4 years. (Freedom is a terrible thing when you believe your a slave.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinParis Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Hello from a fellow Aussie! The fear of hell is there to prevent us from questioning and critically examining the doctrine. Independant thinking is discouraged, we are told that all the answers to life are written in the bable. Religions dread the advance of science, in fact they are anti-scientific discovery, because as scientific knowledge expands, the dominon of god shrinks. I feel like I have missed out on so much learning, now I can't stop reading Dawkins, Ehrman, Hitchens, Harris, Dennett. I have witnessed my own family members using the bable as an excuse to treat people like shit. Religion divides us from our fellow human beings. I'm glad you turned on your bullshit-detector! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityrunt Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 7 hours ago, LostinParis said: Hello from a fellow Aussie! The fear of hell is there to prevent us from questioning and critically examining the doctrine. Independant thinking is discouraged, we are told that all the answers to life are written in the bable. Religions dread the advance of science, in fact they are anti-scientific discovery, because as scientific knowledge expands, the dominon of god shrinks. I feel like I have missed out on so much learning, now I can't stop reading Dawkins, Ehrman, Hitchens, Harris, Dennett. I have witnessed my own family members using the bable as an excuse to treat people like shit. Religion divides us from our fellow human beings. I'm glad you turned on your bullshit-detector! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOHO Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Welcome to the forum, @primaryzero. Fear of hell, peer pressure, don't study science or read anything other than your Bible, don't ask questions. Nope. Xianity is not a cult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOHO Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 20 hours ago, LostinParis said: Hello from a fellow Aussie! The fear of hell is there to prevent us from questioning and critically examining the doctrine. Independant thinking is discouraged, we are told that all the answers to life are written in the bable. Religions dread the advance of science, in fact they are anti-scientific discovery, because as scientific knowledge expands, the dominon of god shrinks. I feel like I have missed out on so much learning, now I can't stop reading Dawkins, Ehrman, Hitchens, Harris, Dennett. I have witnessed my own family members using the bable as an excuse to treat people like shit. Religion divides us from our fellow human beings. I'm glad you turned on your bullshit-detector! DITTO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityrunt Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 32 minutes ago, MOHO said: Welcome to the forum, @primaryzero. Fear of hell, peer pressure, don't study science or read anything other than your Bible, don't ask questions. Nope. Xianity is not a cult. Yes is rather sheepish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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