SublimeDonut
Deep Sea Prisoner
Raised a spiritist. Spiritism is a sort of different interpretation of the New Thestament, one that says everyone's got an immortal spirit and we reincarnate on a lot of different bodies to learn new things on Earth and become a better human. Religious figures like Jesus and Buddha are seen as just spirits who have learned enough and become superior. It draws a lot from "metaphysics" and "quantum mechanics", but that's just what the believers say so they can tell themselves they're following a scientific-philosophical stream of thought, instead of something purely based of faith. But that's precisely what it is lol
I think it's become clear I dropped it. But I wouldn't say I became entirely atheistic, more of an agnostic. May be because I'm still young and don't know much about the universe at all to confidently say I know souls don't exist.
When I dropped the reincarnation style of thinking, though, it hit me like a trainwreck how short life is and how nothing matters. But that was actually really good for me. It motivated me to see things in a complete new light: one based on enjoying each and every second like it's the last. And I ended up not just seeking out to do the things I love every day, but also seeing the bright side in every situation. I've become so very good at that. Like, man, this day was terrible but it may be my last! So let's think back to all the good things that were there! And I always find a lot of them.
In another note, I know religion helps a lot of people find meaning and strengh in religion but I always hated all the dogma and tradition and rituals we HAVE to do. It's not enough to believe in Jesus, I also have to wake up early in Sundays to go to a church and listen to some guy rant for 2 hours? And tell my secrets to said stranger? And mentally keep track of all the times I've sinned? May just be me, but all the little tasks religion expects you to do sound absolutely jarring.
So yeah basically dropping religion was one of the best things I could have done. It did miracles (haha) for my mental health and I think I'd be a much less overall happy and cheerful person if the threat of imminent death weren't there to remind me of the shortness of life.
I think it's become clear I dropped it. But I wouldn't say I became entirely atheistic, more of an agnostic. May be because I'm still young and don't know much about the universe at all to confidently say I know souls don't exist.
When I dropped the reincarnation style of thinking, though, it hit me like a trainwreck how short life is and how nothing matters. But that was actually really good for me. It motivated me to see things in a complete new light: one based on enjoying each and every second like it's the last. And I ended up not just seeking out to do the things I love every day, but also seeing the bright side in every situation. I've become so very good at that. Like, man, this day was terrible but it may be my last! So let's think back to all the good things that were there! And I always find a lot of them.
In another note, I know religion helps a lot of people find meaning and strengh in religion but I always hated all the dogma and tradition and rituals we HAVE to do. It's not enough to believe in Jesus, I also have to wake up early in Sundays to go to a church and listen to some guy rant for 2 hours? And tell my secrets to said stranger? And mentally keep track of all the times I've sinned? May just be me, but all the little tasks religion expects you to do sound absolutely jarring.
So yeah basically dropping religion was one of the best things I could have done. It did miracles (haha) for my mental health and I think I'd be a much less overall happy and cheerful person if the threat of imminent death weren't there to remind me of the shortness of life.
