So I've got two nice old ladies knocking on my door trying to push god and their church on me. NORMALLY I would be like yeah fuck off, HOWEVER, with the recent rise of pussy hat wearing SJW psychos, all of a sudden I have a new found respect for the Christian / Catholic church and their values. Say what you will about them but most of them seem pretty fucking normal compared to some of the crazy that's out there now.
So I guess my question is what would they want from me? Why do churches actively seek out followers? I'm guessing they're going to want money and donations - which I don't really want to give. Also they probably would want me to go to church and listen to boring ass sermons every Sunday, which I'm also not really into. Other church stuff like getting in touch with the community and some other church programs I might actually like though.
Here's one kick to the nuts on my atheism though, every time I've been really REALLY down and out, I've asked and prayed for help and after awhile it seems to have always helped. You could reason it or make sense of it logically pretty easy but I feel like its helped me and made me more open to the idea of trying out a church. I don't give a fuck what you think about that part though.
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[–] Chimaira92 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
You're not an atheist. If anything your agnostic and your willingness to allow yourself to think it may be the act of a supernatural parent in the sky is creating a chemical reaction that your brain is interpreting as "god"
The power of the human mind may never be completely uncovered but people like Wim Hoff, who through breathing techniques and the power of the mind, can willfully pump Epinephrine into their system. Higher levels then Adrenaline junkies achieve too and he has successfully taught students his technique.
If you have the time please watch this
His philosophy helped me out similarly to how you pray for help.
[–] greyhunter4 [S] ago
Pretty interesting. I have heard of him but never seen it interpreted in that way.