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Originally Posted by Phaseolus  Lol.. I live im amsterdam but im not dutch. My parents are to blame for my good english..
By the way theres a question I want to ask you. Did you ever believe in God or religion and if so how was the transition to your present state and are you better off? |
Sorry .. Just that I am impressed by Holland as a nation. Not without problems ... but there are not many better role models.
Yes .. I suppose .... at the relative old age of 17, I was confirmed. Tried really hard to believe but even during confirmation classes I was having problems reconciling the trinity and more. Could never take the bible literally. At 22 got married in a church, my wife would have been happy with registry office. But by this time I was loosing Christianity big time, but believed in a god. So a church was as good as any place to appease the family pressures.
I think by associating with people who were silent regarding their religion allowed me to have an easy (slow) transition to devout agnisticism.
Am I better off? Now I am at ease. Despite any evidence to the contrary I am a logical person, and try real hard to be honest. Now I can reconcile my logic and be honest (try to) with myself.
Hope this helps