joeychizzle
光復香港，時代革命
When the fantastically absurd stories and multitudes of contradictions made it unfathomable to subscribe to millennia-old books.
How old were you when you started to question religion?
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13, I had more questions than the pastor could answer and wasn't gettin the conclusions from the answers I was already gettin.
probably the first time (or at least within the first year) of going to services. i was like alright:
1. 1% of the people here, if any, actually know what the fukk is being said in hebrew rather than just memorizing it and chanting it week after week (some of it is still randomly engrained
and i havent been for 12 years now)
2. none had any legitimate answers for reasonable questions and essentially consistently regurgitated the "what" instead of the "how"
3. very little of the obvious contradictions or "plot-holes" were ever addressed whatsoever
4. i asked my pops why are you making me go through with all this when it is clearly unprovable, a vast majority of it unlikely or outright false, you dont go anymore or care whatsoever, they never address the purpose of any of it (afterlife or anything) and that i dont really believe any of this nonsense makes me a better or worse person.. and he said "every other male in your family tree did it, so just get it over with"
i refused to get bar mitzvahed and continuously skipped "Study-sessions" of my torah portion..finally compromised but never bought into any of the celebrations after and told all of my friends to not show up at the actual service cuz i didnt believe it and it was stupid. told them just to come grub after at the reception. i didnt even go on the chair and shyt..just moped at the bar with my older brother
1. 1% of the people here, if any, actually know what the fukk is being said in hebrew rather than just memorizing it and chanting it week after week (some of it is still randomly engrained
and i havent been for 12 years now)2. none had any legitimate answers for reasonable questions and essentially consistently regurgitated the "what" instead of the "how"
3. very little of the obvious contradictions or "plot-holes" were ever addressed whatsoever
4. i asked my pops why are you making me go through with all this when it is clearly unprovable, a vast majority of it unlikely or outright false, you dont go anymore or care whatsoever, they never address the purpose of any of it (afterlife or anything) and that i dont really believe any of this nonsense makes me a better or worse person.. and he said "every other male in your family tree did it, so just get it over with"
i refused to get bar mitzvahed and continuously skipped "Study-sessions" of my torah portion..finally compromised but never bought into any of the celebrations after and told all of my friends to not show up at the actual service cuz i didnt believe it and it was stupid. told them just to come grub after at the reception. i didnt even go on the chair and shyt..just moped at the bar with my older brother
I never questioned anything because I was never taught anything. We occasionally went to church but my parents never said a word about the service. The preachers were incoherent shouters.
When I was 10 I realized that there were other religions. That told me that they were all bogus.
When I was 10 I realized that there were other religions. That told me that they were all bogus.
Never needed to question anything because I never believed any of it. 
One of the only memories I have pertaining to religion in childhood was when our primary school had religous education classes 
when I was 5 (I have no idea why this is allowed in a public school). I can't remember if I bought any of it at that point but I know that at 9 or 10 I was placing "God" in the same category as Santa claus and the Easter bunny 
One of the only memories I have pertaining to religion in childhood was when our primary school had religous education classes when I was 5 (I have no idea why this is allowed in a public school). I can't remember if I bought any of it at that point but I know that at 9 or 10 I was placing "God" in the same category as Santa claus and the Easter bunny @Liu Kang I remember what you said last time, I only bumped this one because it's an interesting and still relevant thread 
superunknown23
Superstar
I did the whole catholic thing: Baptism, first communion, confirmation... My mom used to drag us to Church (even my dad who used to fall asleep during services)
But she was like "do your thing" (and stopped banging on my bedroom door on Sunday mornings) when I turned 13-14
But she was like "do your thing" (and stopped banging on my bedroom door on Sunday mornings) when I turned 13-14
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joeychizzle
光復香港，時代革命
When you start asking questions they don't have answers for, they tell you to stop asking and just obey.
Literally, like stfu and worship this book
Vandelay
Life is absurd. Lean into it.
8...Curiosity about life, the universe and religion began to grow.
I'd say I became agnostic at 15 or 16.
I'd say I became agnostic at 15 or 16.
ThisRightHere
Rookie
Grew up in an secular household, but my grandma was real religious. I remember asking her if Jesus was God and all powerful, why didn't he just pull some dragonball Z type ish and merk all the Romans. 
like...8?
I was literally scrolling through my social media streams yesterday legit baffled how people were celebrating the resurrection of a zombie prophetGrowing up in a secular household is so critical
That moment when you realize adults don't know basic science
Grew up in an secular household, but my grandma was real religious. I remember asking her if Jesus was God and all powerful, why didn't he just pull some dragonball Z type ish and merk all the Romans.
have grandma looking like
