Since I am an atheist I feel uncomfortable when my friends talk about religion. I don't wanna tell them I'm an atheist because when I was in middle school I never joined morning prayer. It was a very religious Christian school and never praying led to counciling and being alienated by friends. For a few years I felt like something was wrong with me. I'm in highschool now and things got better after I moved. But I still get the Same responses when God and atheism were brought up. Like I was going to hell. Or they'll prey for me. They ask me to go to Church with them. They ask me that since I don't believe in God, how are we here. I have gone to church. I've read the bible. I have also studied a few other religions. I don't believe in any of them. I don't know how the universe was created, or why we are here. I only believe that after death is a mystery and nothing I can control so I have to enjoy life how I see fit. I dont know how to deal with people who pity me and Think I'm going to eternally suffer in some underworld because I don't except an omnipresent, Omnipotent being as reality.I have a lot of pent up rage about religion and what I think of it but people believe how they want to. Religion has done some good such as bring people togerther of similar beliefs and backgrounds into communities which later formed many of the rules of government we follow today as branched out laws, rights, and amendments. They were rooted from beliefs of how to follow religion and the beliefs of man. It has made people thrive and made them feel secure within the universe. But our religion is just thee futures mythology. Stories of Apollo, Zeus, Odin,Thor, Horace, and The many other gods and spirits are religion later scrapped and discredited as myth. I don't have a reasl question, but it did feel good to mlrt this all out.
Atheist Anxiety?
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- 3+ months ago by FrenchieF...
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- friend, religion, talk, feel, middle, wanna, friends, anxiety, uncomfortable
Answers (2)
All I can do is congratulate you on being the most intelligent of your friends. Try not to let it bother you and know that once you finish high school and go on to college (or not) you'll be free to live your life the way you want to and trust me, the friends you make (or don't) in High school are only for high school. You'll make lots of new friends in life, hopefully ones with more brains between their ears...
It sucks to live in those parts of the US where religion and the intolerance of others that it breeds is still strong, move at your first opportunity .
Never argue with religious people. Their minds are made up and they are not going to let facts and logic change their beliefs. Sometimes I tell people I am an agnostic.
If the subject of God comes up, you could say, "There are several established religions and I am not sure which is best." Then if approprate add, "Regardless, I don't like it when someone attempts to force their religious beliefs on me." That should keep them from coming on too strong.