Posted by pinkeye on August 2, 2005, at 15:22:40
In reply to Re: I find it easier to depend on God for all these.., posted by rabble_rouser on August 2, 2005, at 14:18:45
I was an atheist too.. and I tried all the other methods of being happy, and I finally realized that none of them worked for me. It was hard for me to visualize myself as being part of something higher, when I didn't have a clear understanding of what that something higher was.
So I changed myself into a believer - purely because it helped me mentally to trust in a person.
But everyone has a different path. There are other non-believers who seem to be quite ok.
> Dear Pinkeye,
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> Spot on! Thats what I was driving at. I'm an atheist and a bit of a geek, so I put it in somewhat overly-wordy format .. thank you for bringing some eloquence! I think its possible to take the essence of what you said, no matter what your beliefs - that we are all the children of something greater than our individual parts, and worthy of love - especially our own.
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> :)
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> Ross
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