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Permalink Reply by Scot68 on October 22, 2011 at 9:19pm

Hello and welcome.

It might be easier if you could snap your fingers and actually truly believe again, but ut usually doesn't work like that. For me there were times when I wanted to believe, but i have just never been able to. You may want to believe your cat didn't eat your bird, but the blood and feathers on it's mouth give too much evidence to the contrary.
So, welcome again, and let us know if we can help the inevitable questions and angst that come with true knowledge, which compensates quite a bit for faith.

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Permalink Reply by Markcincy on October 23, 2011 at 7:33am

Welcome, glad to see reason has won out. Nice to meet U.

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy on October 23, 2011 at 2:48am

You're too late, all the web members have converted to Oprahism.

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Permalink Reply by Napoleon Bonaparte on October 23, 2011 at 7:56am

'On ne devient pas athée par souhait' 

Napoleon Bonaparte

Les Athées Napoléonienne

 

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Permalink Reply by Humble Pie on October 26, 2011 at 12:00am

Hey Tricia!  I hate to say it, but Jesus doesn't love you.  He's too busy being dead.  But we all do!  (Or, I do, anyhow!)

 

I know it's a hard process.  You probably feel like you've lost a good friend.  But I know that, now that you have put away your old superstitions, you will be able to make new and better ones, rather than the imaginary friends you used to keep.  :D

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Permalink Reply by Mike Haynes on October 26, 2011 at 3:09pm

Welcome to Atheist Nexus! I can relate to what you're going through. My own "de-conversion" took several years and had my emotions going up and down for quite awhile. There's a lot of great resources on-line and places like this to find like-minded thinkers. You might be interest in contacting Rich Lyons at "Living After Faith." He was a Pentecostal minister for 20 years before leaving his faith behind. He has a blog and a podcast that focuses on the topic of how to live again after becoming a non-believer. http://livingafterfaith.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html.

Glad you could join us!

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Permalink Reply by tricia douglas on October 26, 2011 at 9:57pm

Thanks everyone

 

Mike TY. I actually have him on my FB now, Has been very interesting listening to him. Coming from the same denomination as him I can relate to some of his stories. :)

 

Thanks again everyone

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Permalink Reply by Hope on October 26, 2011 at 3:25pm

welcome to atheist nexus tricia!

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Permalink Reply by Steph S. on October 26, 2011 at 10:20pm

Hi! Welcome to the site!

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Permalink Reply by lady beekeeper~SC on October 26, 2011 at 10:53pm

Welcome Tricia, I'm also a new member. I also struggled with not believing anymore. It takes a while to get over the brain washing that was done to us and children.  Just wanted to say welcome

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Permalink Reply by Richard K. Emms on October 27, 2011 at 6:37am

Welcome Tricia,

   Carl Sagan once said that once you see the light of science and reason, you can't go back unless you have a brain injury.

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