I am Atheist I guess, though I suppose I'm actually closer to Agnostic Atheism, I do not believe there is a God but I don't claim to have 100% proof that there isn't one, or rather, some form of higher power, whether that be called a "God" or whatever, but I do not believe there is one, I think I'll die and that will be it, I don't particularly like that thought, it does suck but I can't do anything about it, I can only tell myself that, while it won't be me, I guess in some form or another I will still be 'part' of the universe even after death, that comforts me a little.
I'm not a religious hater though, I'm fine with religious people as long as they don't shove it in my face, I also don't think religion should have any part in Government, your belief should not be used to rip away rights from people, often tends to be women drawing the short end of the stick on that one because these religious texts came from shitty outdated times where women were treated like shit.
I'd really just prefer if people believed in "God" or a higher power without any of the religious text written by some dude thousands of years ago who didn't even know what stars were. But again, I don't think all aspects are terrible, I've met some really nice religious guys, I also think Church can play a good role in a community in helping people, as it should do, I know people who aren't really religious but go to Church with friends and they have fun there and it's a nice experience. More of that please, instead of using religion as an excuse to kill each other, or rip away rights from people.
And if you tell me that I am going to Hell for the simple act of not believing, I'm not going to take you seriously at all, I'll laugh at you and probably say some unpleasant words in response. I've also met some crazy religious folk in my time, like ones who claim gay people are destined for Hell but don't worry, they "still love them and want to save them" and all that makes me want to say is "Fuck off. Your religion doesn't give you an excuse to be a bigot" so I've met both sides of Christians but the extreme side was only Americans I knew, Lol.
I think it would be a lot better if people believed in God but didn't pretend to know whatever his "plan" is or take words written by another human from thousands of years ago as hard "fact", I don't really mind if people follow the Bible or W/E religious text as a general guideline but not as a hard rule because some of it is outdated in these books and come from a different time. As long as you aren't using it to do harm to people, or say hateful shit to people, then I'm fine with that! Imo if there is some "higher power" then I think odds are on it being something that doesn't care about humans or moved on a long time ago, and nobody will be right about what it is, or why it is. But I don't believe there is one so, Lol.
Just be a nice person. Telling people they're going to Hell to suffer forever for not believing isn't being a nice person, I'd argue it's not even being a nice Christian. You're an extremist Christian and many Christians would disagree with you. This is why I much prefer the UK's religious community, it is far more chill than America's, I've never seen UK Christians trying to cram their religion down my throat or just being assholes, they tend to be chill and friendly. I look at America though and see a lot of Christian extremists, they're ironically some of the most hateful people I've seen.
Catholic Church has a lot of problems, the obvious ones, but Pope Francis seemed for the most part like a decent guy who tried to do good, Pope Leo seems the same, they're far from perfect in my view, but I don't hate them, I think overall they do more good than bad, I'm fine with them existing and they're progressive by traditional Church standards so that's progress, Lol.
I'm happy for people who can find comfort in religion, I am happy that religion helps people, but just don't be a dick about it, don't try ram it down my throat, don't use it to attack others like so many religious people do, don't use it to try to force others to live your way of life (I.E. Religion in Government/Laws) and I likewise will try to not come in for no reason just to be condescending or attack you for having a belief, unless you say something really stupid and inflammatory first, then I will, Lol.
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 26 June 2025
