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Originally Posted by Lune
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Atheism is a pretty ridiculous position imo. Agnosticism is a matter of epistemological outlook, and atheism a matter of belief, and they are separate. The more I've learned about the universe, the more atheism seems absurd. I believe in something, but I don't really know what.
I wouldn't say it is any more difficult to deal with life's blows without believing in a judeochristian God. Death without an afterlife is peace and rest in a way. Look at it this way-- from my perspective, at death, I'm going to either find out there is an afterlife... yay! Or completely blink out of existence, in which case I won't be around to fret about it. I'm also accountable only to my own morality, and believe in trying to be a good person for its own sake. Which is maybe easier I guess? And if I got sent to hell for that I'd be joining a lot of very benevolent souls who just happened to believe in the wrong God.
I guess I would say I do try to follow Christ's ultimate message without necessarily believing he was divine. It's a great message.
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Lots of users find God after they get 'clean' in secular terms.
But you aren't really clean until baptism at the minimum.