Occasionally find myself envying people with faith and wonder how my life is different than theirs.

  • blazera@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    so etymologically speaking, faith doesnt come from any religious source. It’s just a word that’s meant trust, belief, loyalty.

  • HaphazardFinesse@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I feel like, at their core, most religions boil down to two things, for most people:

    • Giving you purpose/security/scapegoats (“I’m living a good life so I can go to heaven,” “the Lord has a plan/is watching over me,” “Satan/sinners/demons tempted me”)
    • Dissuading you from inquisitive, critical thought (out of self-preservation, I’d imagine)

    Personally, I prefer to define my own purpose, live a more “dynamic” lifestyle than is traditional, think critically, and question authority. Doesn’t make me “better” than religious folks, in fact they’re probably overall happier than I am. But I can’t imagine living that way, regardless of whether or not I believe in a magical sky Santa who can’t decide whether he loves us unconditionally or whether or not he’s actually omnipotent.

    • ComicalMayhem@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      There’s that, but also along with it comes an enormous sense of community. It’s a lot easier to find friendship and companionship when you’re in a group dedicated to a purpose that meets regularly, and it’s a very attractive concept and feeling, even if people don’t realize it.

  • herbicarnivorous@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I miss the sense of belonging and place that comes from rituals. While I don’t want to raise my child in the church, I’m trying to find ways to include ritual and ceremony in our lives. For example, I don’t want to pray before meals, so when we have a family meal I light a ceramic oil lamp to represent our time together.

  • cadamanteus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I’ve never envied those with faith. I feel freedom and have comfort in knowing that I am a good person with good morals without being threatened by some mysterious being that allows such disgusting hatred to exist in their creation.

  • _HR_@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Occasionally find myself envying people with faith and wonder how my life is different than theirs.

    The thing is, there’s nothing stopping you from having faith. But do keep in mind that you want to have faith in something that is not shitty.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falun_Gong this one seems nice. Promotes meditation, physical exercise, as well as peaceful civil involvement in society helping others and doing good, which will help you reach spiritual enlightenment.

    So while I personally like and prefer having a yawning void where some other people have faith, I generally recommend this religion to people who prefer having faith. If this one isn’t to your liking, perhaps research what other non-shitty options are there.

    And as a general pro tip when going with the faith option: please, no fanaticism.

    Edit: I’ve read some more on this, and this religion has some shitty postulations too. Well, keep looking out.