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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would love to believe in a deity. I am not happier with a brain that's looking for proof and refusing to trust blindly. But it's who I am, and I need to accept it.[/quote]

Why would you love to believe in a deity?[/quote]

Because my family is Catholic, and before I started doubting, I found the church supremely comforting. I still love visiting religious buildings, of any persuasion. I am interested in spirituality and the way it brings people together. But I'm also a research scientist - the only thing I believe in is the scientific method: observing facts, deriving hypotheses and testing them. And I am deeply conflicted about deities that would allow so much anguish and suffering around the world, and so much exploitation of vulnerable people and innocents. Torture and rape in South Sudan or Myanmar, or the leveling of Gaza, don't reflect well on any supreme being.

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It's possible to enjoy the trappings of the church - the music, the art, the incense - without believing in a deity.  Many people do.[/quote]

PP you replied to. Yes, I find religious music very meditative and soothing - I'm a western classical music enthusiast, and most of it started with medieval works written for the Church. I love medieval illuminations, both Christian and Persian. But I don't feel comfortable going to mass. And I miss that. [/quote]

Maybe try going on the big holidays - Christmas and Easter - to a church with professional musicians and a big organ.  Think of it as a concert. Or go to concerts! The National Cathedral does all the great works.  [/quote]

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