Thanks for sharing. I think I already beat this horse to death but I'll add a bit anyways. I have an even mix of atheist and faithful friends. I can't say I have any militant atheist friends because I probably would stay friends with someone like that too long (I do have a few friends who are very solid in their lack of belief but they would never frown upon their friends who don't share the same opinion). I wouldn't be surprised to find out that there really is a "God gene" and that belief is often a genetic predisposition (or maybe it's better to say that lack of belief if a genetic predisposition since atheists are in the minority). Regardless, I believe religious tolerance to be more important than any dogma.
I've fought with my Catholic upbringing my entire life and I suspect I will continue to do so until I die. If there is an afterlife, I'll continue to do so there too (call me Socrates). ;p I don't know about the unbelievers, I think that spite for organized religion may have blinded them to all the little miracles in life.
I experience too many coincidences to just write them off as such.
I think my beliefs are more on par with esoteric Judaism or Zen Buddhism than the Catholic Church, but I'll take friends of like mind where ever I find them and I've met a lot of wonderful people through the church of my family.
I've fought with my Catholic upbringing my entire life and I suspect I will continue to do so until I die. If there is an afterlife, I'll continue to do so there too (call me Socrates). ;p
I don't know about the unbelievers, I think that spite for organized religion may have blinded them to all the little miracles in life.
I experience too many coincidences to just write them off as such.
I think my beliefs are more on par with esoteric Judaism or Zen Buddhism than the Catholic Church, but I'll take friends of like mind where ever I find them and I've met a lot of wonderful people through the church of my family.
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