I have always had my doubts but after going to school and learning about the history of the bible and of Christanity, I knew I could no longer believe in it. Through my literature and philosophy studies, I came to understand religion as a metanarrative. Once I understood the function and role of metanarratives in our lives, I no longer needed religion as part of my metanarrative.
I do not have religious beliefs because I feel God does not exist.
I'm a mix of buddhism and druidic practises.
It just always fit in with what I thought. I was raised christian and never believed in it, too many un answered questions and a dislike of a god that behaved in that way.
I like having time where I think about something greater than myself, I enjoy being part of a community, and I use it as a foundation from which I work to be a better person.
These are all things I could do without religion, and I have, but it's nice to have a framework. Also religion is a nice "simplified" version of more abstract ideas about what it means to be a good person for kids.
After being raised Christian I was born again NonChristian. My eyes are open and now I see and there is no going back.
I was not really raised Christian. My Parents always said they were, but never went to Church or prayed or anything. When I was a teen and early 20's I claimed Paganism. Never really felt right to me though. Then, for a bit I wsa nothing really. I believed, but I wasn't sure in what. It wasn't untill the past few years that I have really made a connection with Christianity. I know it is true and right for me.
I was raised Christian but not longer follow it. I follow the Tanakh to the best of my abilities. Essentially you could call me a karaite(Judiasm). I choose my belief based on common sense and all the evidence that I examined when trying to figure what is true and what is not.
Quoting alwayskk:I have always had my doubts but after going to school and learning about the history of the bible and of Christanity, I knew I could no longer believe in it. Through my literature and philosophy studies, I came to understand religion as a metanarrative. Once I understood the function and role of metanarratives in our lives, I no longer needed religion as part of my metanarrative.
Not stupid. To put it in straightforward terms, it is a comprehensive explanation of history, experience, or knowledge. It is what we use to explain our subjectivity.
Subjectivity is the formation of the sense of self- who we think we are as people, as humans, and as individuals.
Quoting BaseballMom34:
At risk of sounding stupid what is metanarrative?
Quoting alwayskk:I have always had my doubts but after going to school and learning about the history of the bible and of Christanity, I knew I could no longer believe in it. Through my literature and philosophy studies, I came to understand religion as a metanarrative. Once I understood the function and role of metanarratives in our lives, I no longer needed religion as part of my metanarrative.
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- BaseballMom34
on Feb. 15, 2012 at 8:49 AM