Do you believe in God? Why/Why not?

[Alex_The_Hedgehog]

Immersiveunreality said:

Alex_The_Hedgehog said:
Yeah, I'm catholic. I had catechism as a kid.

Until some years ago, I was very skeptic about God. But in 2017, after some mental problems, I decided to to try and frequent more church. It helped to clear my mind, so I decided to be a bit more into religion.

Also had catechism as a child but we did not really have a choice.

I find it curious you decided to go to church to try to clear your mind after being so sceptical about it,do you live in a community with a lot of churchgoers that may have influenced you to do that or was this decision solely your own ?

I'm catholic because of my parents, but they never forced me into it. When I was a kid, I enjoyed going to church and catechism with my friends and family. When I entered my early adult years, I stopped caring about religion. I didn't became atheist or anything, I just stopped it.

However, when I found out that I had mental illness, my mom suggested me to start going to church again (and of course, taking my medicine too). I accepted, and to my surprise, the Catholic Mass was quite relaxing, and helped me to calm down. I even talked to the priest about my problems, and he suggested me to trust my psychiatrist. I guess you find some sort of confort believing in God.

To answer your question, I have some very religious friends, but they are from other religions. One of them, when I was ill, asked me to go with him to his church. I went, but... Somehow, I didn't feel good there. Also, his mom was clearly trying to get me out of catholicism, so it was kind of a weird situation.