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Lately, I've been researching #spiritual and #religious #traditions a lot.

When I was younger I used to be an atheist fundamentalist. I was enlightened, believers were dumb. Science ruled supreme, physicalism was my creed and #RichardDawkins (PBUH) was my prophet.

However, by exploring my political and thus ethical convictions, I came to the conclusion that materialism is a delusion, a self-contradicting negation of the human experience.

I've considered myself an #agnostic for a while, but recently I've started to feel like this label doesn't describe me as well as it should. By no means am I a theist, at least not in the regular sense of the word. I do not believe in the literal existence of a #god, and I maintain a position that what we think about in regards to cosmology and theology is very much a reflection of our own experience. However, I've crossed a line after which I cannot deny that experience as a fundamental part of the human life.

Anyone can relate?

#religion #philosophy #cosmology #life #existentialism #atheism #agnosticism #atheist

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Deleted Account 2y ago

I too was an atheist and hated stupid christians until I had an 'experience' if you will. Every denomination has a tradition even if they claim otherwise. I settled on orthodoxy after 15 years in reformed protestantism. I'm up for chatting if youd like, however probably best in dm. Rather not publicly dox myself 🤣

Burcgravius 2y ago

Sure, DM me! I'm down for discussing almost any topic. I'm pretty far from Orthodoxy and any orthodoxy though, I'm one-third of the way between Stoicism and Gnosticism.

G.M.Joe 2y ago

Raised in a catholic household I never wrapped my mind around the trinity. It is just confusing.

Based on this I find the Islam more clear and straight forward.

But as i do not believe in any god I would consider myself an atheist.

Burcgravius 2y ago

Yeah, that's perfectly valid as well.

Autumn Sun ☀️🌘☯️ 2y ago

Definitely. I had a similar "rationalistic" or "hard atheist" phase in my youth, but most of the spiritual or religious inspiration or traditions I've drawn from over time have been Buddhist and Taoist. I simply don't see it as a useful use of my time anymore to "bonk" people on the head about the irrationality of God-belief, but I will speak strongly about the excesses if religion and believers, such as slavery, FGM and "women being half a man" in Islamic countries or the role of Catholic doctrine in causing overpopulation in Africa by denying the use of contraception.

Other than that I've come to wee religion at large as a carrier of tradition and a mediator of societal stability - for better or worse.

Autumn Sun ☀️🌘☯️ 2y ago

See* not Wee 🤣

saeed 2y ago

Atheism is a painful ideology because it leads to emptiness. I don't blame atheists who go back to religion, religion is like a palliative against the suffering of existence. Even a great writer like Tolstoy turned back to the Orthodox Church when he reached absurdity.