Intro Thread Shay n Will

Ringel · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

no reason to be sorry... i think they are wonderful people.

i just no longer have any viable reason to think that a god-like being exists.

Shay · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

Ringel wrote:

if i had to go for a religion, it'd be Buddhism, then Jehovah's Witness.... they are just very, very kind hearted people.

Jehovah's Witness's are kind hearted?

humm...uh...i really...like *caugh*
lmao!
Nah, i'm just sayn that wasn't my experiance w/n the Kingdom Hall.

i dont do religion anymore, i think being free of all those rules and judgments is best for me right now.

but i've studied Buddhism, and i do like bits and pieces of it.
are u Buddhist now?

Shay · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

Ringel wrote:

no reason to be sorry... i think they are wonderful people.

i just no longer have any viable reason to think that a god-like being exists.

interesting Smile

, y dont you have a reason anymore? and what was that reason before?

TheJew · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

I studied Buddhism for awhile. It is what brought me back around to accepting some form of religion.

Shay · Last edited by Shay on Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:57 pm; edited 2 times in total

steve26kdr wrote:

Good job on growing an indivudual mind

tehehehehe...*giggle*...lol...lmao!!!

Ringel · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

i'm an atheist now... i did a lot of thinking about it to lead me to my current conclusion.

Shay · Last edited by Shay on Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:29 pm; edited 1 time in total

TheJew wrote:

I studied Buddhism for awhile. It is what brought me back around to accepting some form of religion.

really?
i find it hard to become apart of any type of religion, i can appreciate them now more than i could when i was first released from the bonds of JW-ism (lol) but i still feel that the ultimate sense of god rests w/n.
but sometimes i question that, and wonder if that's just my ego..ukno, like me wanting to be my own god so then i can do anything i want w/o feeelings of guilt.

but idk cuz i still feel guilty about going against that inner voice at times.
but then i question the feeling of guilt (and all others for that matter) as well.

but i dont feel as confused as that ^ reads. i feel at peace, it's just hard to mentally define why that peace is there and where it comes from

Shay · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

Ringel wrote:

i'm an atheist now... i did a lot of thinking about it to lead me to my current conclusion.

do you think that there is some sort of devine being (whether it be w/n, apart of, or outside of us)?

or that there is really no need for the whole idea of "God" and we ought just live?

or something else?

i am really very interested in your beliefs

TheJew · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

It just took time for me to step back and just let all of the bs ride for awhile. After I did that I started studying and doing things on my own terms to find out where I fit and I have found a good place for me.

I think a partial reason many people fall out of any sort of religion is the pressure that comes with it. From peers, from family, from the pastor or whatever, even the government. All saying you must follow a religion and identify yourself and be in civil war with non believers of what you believe. Most religion starts out with good nature, it is man that turns it into a disaster.

Shay · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

Echo wrote:

...huggies

are a poi trick...

wth w/ the ...'s
r u giving me attitude over the internet? Wink

TheJew · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

Shay wrote:

Echo wrote:

...huggies

are a poi trick...

wth w/ the ...'s
r u giving me attitude over the internet? Wink

AWWWWW SHYT!

Ringel · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

i think deep down every person knows if an action is right or wrong & no person should need something telling them what they should avoid, do, and not do. if you are a strong-willed intelligent person you know what you should do. i have nothing that has ever led me to believe that there is any sort of devine being.

Shay · Last edited by Shay on Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:44 pm; edited 1 time in total

TheJew wrote:

It just took time for me to step back and just let all of the bs ride for awhile. After I did that I started studying and doing things on my own terms to find out where I fit and I have found a good place for me.

I think a partial reason many people fall out of any sort of religion is the pressure that comes with it. From peers, from family, from the pastor or whatever, even the government. All saying you must follow a religion and identify yourself and be in civil war with non believers of what you believe. Most religion starts out with good nature, it is man that turns it into a disaster.

i think that is the most self-honoring way to go about it.
occationally tho, i still struggle w/ wondering if the way im living is "right" or not, but i think im just learning to let go of my judements and accept myself regardless of how i choose to live.

im glad you found a good place for yourself =D

and i absolutly agree with your last sentence.
it rang so true i felt like crying, just to release the anger at how ideas that were at one point beautiful are now so...like, sufficating to the participant

Shay · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

TheJew wrote:

Shay wrote:

Echo wrote:

...huggies

are a poi trick...

wth w/ the ...'s
r u giving me attitude over the internet? Wink

AWWWWW SHYT!

lol

Shay · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: Intro Thread Shay n Will

Ringel wrote:

i think deep down every person knows if an action is right or wrong & no person should need something telling them what they should avoid, do, and not do. if you are a strong-willed intelligent person you know what you should do. i have nothing that has ever led me to believe that there is any sort of devine being.

wow, i can understand that.
thank you for explaining Smile