tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post7015934554389674402..comments2023-11-22T21:30:35.388-06:00Comments on My Own Mind blog / Homeschool Atheist Momma: All-Knowing, All-Powerful, and Ever-Loving GodKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-88542435110526684242013-03-05T09:21:19.425-06:002013-03-05T09:21:19.425-06:00If your catechism teachers could see you now they ...If your catechism teachers could see you now they would be in shock!<br /><br />I, on the other hand, feel a kindred spirit!<br />Always nice to "see" you here, Mama Bean.<br /><br />But this brings me to a question that I have been wondering...a thing that has been bugging me lately. The belief, the assumption that things are "meant to be", like when people say "It till happen when it is MEANT to happen" as though there is a plan out there... I know I am particular about word usage, it's the thinker in me. LOL But that type of expression, in particular, seems to propagate a belief in a supernatural being with a plan.<br /><br />Well, all I can do is continue to love, accept, and hope.<br /><br />OH, and be honest and outright about my atheism. *grin*Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-25395660163695131342013-03-05T07:07:47.153-06:002013-03-05T07:07:47.153-06:00Hi Karen~
Thank you for this post. Much of it per...Hi Karen~<br /><br />Thank you for this post. Much of it perfectly sums up what I have come to believe over the years. I was raised as a Catholic; but I was also one of those kids who was a constant thorn in the Catechism teachers' sides because I was always questioning everything they told us--about dogma, about sins, about pretty much all aspects of the religion. (I was frequently threatened with "I'll have to call your mother and tell her about your behavior!" To which, I usually replied "Really? Go ahead. And please tell her I said 'Hi'")<br /><br />My biggest problems with this supposedly "all-Knowing, all-Powerful, and ever-loving God" are these:<br />1) If 'God' is all love and forgiveness, then why would there be a 'hell'?<br /><br />(and my most substantial reason for not believing the hype...)<br /><br />2) If 'God" is all knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving, why is there war and disease and suffering? If I were all those things that "God" supposedly is, I wouldn't allow those things to happen.<br /><br />Which brings us to the phrases "God's will" and "God's plan"--<br />I don't use this word often, but I *hate* those phrases. They are a sham, a pat-answer to questions that have no answer, no reason. What all-loving, blah, blah, blah "God" would "will" someone to die? ...would "plan" for someone to be sick with a life-threatening condition? ...would "will" for anyone to suffer violence or poverty? Only a sadistic being would plan or will those conditions on others. <br /><br />Nowadays, my beliefs revolve around Love, Family, and Nature. I believe that Love is the most powerful force in the universe. I believe that Family is a gift and is meant to be a tangible manifestation of Love in our lives. I believe that Nature encompasses the trees and sky, waters and earth, you and me, our other animal friends, the universe, etc. I believe that everything and all of us are connected and we can best affect our surroundings by fostering love, acceptance, forgiveness, and equality. <br /><br />It's not lost on me that "religion" isn't real big on those things, if you look beneath the veneer and past all the propaganda. Oh, if my Catechism teachers could see me now! Mama Beannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-30944609724432094332012-12-31T10:11:01.047-06:002012-12-31T10:11:01.047-06:00It IS very frustrating Karen. It's a daily str...It IS very frustrating Karen. It's a daily struggle to understand and remember that I use to believe as well & not to get mean or snotty about how I feel that the wool is over their eyes. It's too easy to make fun & instead to focus of me and moving forward. <br /><br />I also wanted to note that I like your correlation between atheism and human connectedness. For me, being an atheist mean that I put that much more emphasis on our community, making changes in our lives/government/city etc ... I don't spend my evenings praying that these things will unfold. I spend them planning, creating, revising, and revisiting my thoughts. Instead of faith I use action. <br /><br />It honestly helps me feel more compassion & humanity than any mass every gave me. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512468554001226679noreply@blogger.com