tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post8180306753409699431..comments2023-11-22T21:30:35.388-06:00Comments on My Own Mind blog / Homeschool Atheist Momma: That Hideous Dance Between Faith and Critical ThinkingKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-90331077247952610752013-06-21T13:23:21.407-05:002013-06-21T13:23:21.407-05:00To be honest, Anonymous, I'm not sure what you...To be honest, Anonymous, I'm not sure what you are referring to in your comment. Perhaps you can be clearer with what you are disappointed in.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-22276383545510438852013-06-21T13:11:58.610-05:002013-06-21T13:11:58.610-05:00I find this to be a bit disappointing. The majorit...I find this to be a bit disappointing. The majority of asshats who follow religion get to speak for the entire religion despite what the texts say.<br /><br />One can follow religion without following religious jerks. It is possible, just as one can be an atheist without being a douchebag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-28432018399845562082013-06-20T23:32:58.687-05:002013-06-20T23:32:58.687-05:00Janie,
Well wow!
That is really saying something.
...Janie,<br />Well wow!<br />That is really saying something.<br />I'm here and would love to listen! I hope to hear more from you.<br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-6419911114579269472013-06-20T16:20:41.327-05:002013-06-20T16:20:41.327-05:00I'm leaving religion and owning up to my own d...I'm leaving religion and owning up to my own doubt and starting to feel more comfortable in doubt and even atheism than I ever did in religion - thanks for this post and blog.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455764039212519400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-30098350727497159822013-06-08T23:03:46.125-05:002013-06-08T23:03:46.125-05:00Also, thank you so much for telling me that this p...Also, thank you so much for telling me that this post reached your heart. That means alot to me.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-77107681111663930222013-06-08T23:02:28.322-05:002013-06-08T23:02:28.322-05:00The super-de-duper angry atheists out there throw ...The super-de-duper angry atheists out there throw around the sound bites about how a person only knows their religion based on which family they are born into. And I think that is so true... I guess I just want to express how understandable it is when a person has been brought up with a certain 'truth' and how passionately they cling to that "truth". <br />It takes SO MUCH WORK to break out of it.<br />Speaking for myself, it took me years to get out from under it.<br />I am talking with a very old friend privately online. He is clergy and is totally losing his faith. A part of him fears it so much while the other part of him wants to run into the light. I am getting a renewed appreciation about how difficult the journey out of belief is...Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-57116904944780558112013-06-08T22:57:42.591-05:002013-06-08T22:57:42.591-05:00It is my experience right now with Mom that she do...It is my experience right now with Mom that she does not acknowledge that she is motivated by fear. But she speaks it with everything she says. I find it painful to know how much distress it keeps her in.<br />As always, it requires love and compassion.<br />That is all we all have.<br /><br />Brandy, I'm very happy to see you here. <3Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-84782583363365815552013-06-08T22:27:03.603-05:002013-06-08T22:27:03.603-05:00Wow! This has truly reached me! How very eloquent ...Wow! This has truly reached me! How very eloquent and to the root of my issues with religions as well. I will never understand why those who believe cannot accept those who do not! "Live and let live" why can't religious people do this? You got it! Fear! Fear can motivate people to do terrible things! Just take a look throughout history. Nothing positive ever comes from acting out of fear. If only people could take a step back; a brief pause before acting and think rationally, they could overcome it! <br />"Life is short but wide", a quote I saw today. I'm not sure what it was aimed at but I like it. Our lives are short but we can do so much in that time! We have the power to overcome base emotions and find joy and compassion for others. We are all individuals. We each are everything and nothing in this universe! We should accept others and their differences as they are for we each walk our own paths in life and no-one can be the same. Embrace what makes each of us unique and just enjoy the time we do have! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904986183849785059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-53113014750663080622013-06-08T07:42:01.552-05:002013-06-08T07:42:01.552-05:00"What upsets me about many religious beliefs ..."What upsets me about many religious beliefs is the 'Us vs Them' way of thinking."<br /><br />This is what ultimately drove me away from organized religion. I was raised in a Pentecostal church, but went to college for science. I could never reconcile the idea that there was one right choice for religion, especially since every religion out there says they are right and everyone else has gotten it wrong. How do you know which one is right? You don't, so you can't pick just one. So I don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com