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[quote=Anonymous]I read this thread because of the complaint in website feedback. I am an atheist, I feel like I'll be up front about that, but I am a lapsed Catholic and have spent a lot of time marinating on these topics and I do not have ill will toward religion (although I do believe some people have used religion to do evil throughout history).

OP I think many people are experiencing a version of what is happening to you in many aspects of life. Many of the activities and groups and communities we used to connect with one another have been damaged by the pandemic and the time apart. It is an adventure we are all undertaking to find a way back to one another. I would take solace in the fact that it is still new and it will likely take another couple of years for us all to find our footing in this new normal. While I can't necessarily speak to reigniting faith, I do feel like reigniting passion in any activity takes time and commitment and openness and, critically, consistency. Showing up and putting yourself out there can make all the difference.

I think its really unfortunate that a few posters wanted to label you a troll and appear to have fabricated arguments with atheists to bring this thread so far off topic to argue about whether all gods are the same. I think it is less complicated than people are making it out to be. There are Christians and Muslims and Buddhists and on and on and there are some people who are agnostic but see the common threads from cultures and believe in a god that they are uncomfortable naming and there are people who believe in no god. Simply believing different things is not disrespectful. It can be true that a Muslim and a Christian believe fervently and truly that their gods are not the same, and that an entirely different human sees the similarities between them and comes to the conclusion that they are based on the same God. It could be that none of the three are right, it could be that any combination of them are right. Faith is when you choose what to believe, but the reality is that we are all just trying to find an explanation, and generally we're not trying to be mean to one another when we disagree.

I think the divisiveness here (which I am surprised to see I think comes from a Christian who is preemptively aggressively postured against atheists) is not going to help OP find a way back to their faith. I think the best advice you will get here OP is to get off of DCUM and find a more supportive community. [/quote]

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