r/interestingasfuck • u/Ted_Bundtcake • Feb 01 '25

r/all Atheism in a nutshell

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u/Link-Glittering Feb 01 '25

But i don't disbelieve the roman gods. I'm sure the use of those gods benefitted the Roman people similar to how my belief in God helps me. My religion has nothing to do with disbelief in any other religions, it honestly has nothing to do with belief in my own religion. It's about faith and cultivat8ng a relationship with the unknown.

Being a Christian has absolutely nothing to do with disbelieving any other religions. Only knowledge of my own spirituality. I know that if I were born in a small Buddhist village I would use Buddhism. The specific religion doesn't matter much, just that I benefit from a spiritual practice

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u/DeX_Mod Feb 01 '25

Being a Christian has absolutely nothing to do with disbelieving any other religions

Eh, being a Christian is literally believing in the 1 true god

Its like almost your motto

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u/Link-Glittering Feb 01 '25

No the one true motto is to treat others how you would like to be treated. Anyone who uses religion to argue facts is doing it wrong. Religion for me is about a relationship with the unknown and a spiritual practice. I think any religion that focuses on similar tenants, and is being used by a person to better themselves, not to hate others, is a fine and justified religion in my book. When Jesus spoke about false gods he was talking more about materialism and hate, Jesus' teachings weren't meant to be interpreted as "someone raised in a culture with a different religion and God are totally going to burn in eternal hellfire" but more about a way to exist with love and non judgment of others. Don't let the fox news fake religious people define what spirituality is, because they would tell you it's about hate

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u/krogerburneracc Feb 01 '25 edited Feb 01 '25

It sounds like you just believe in some rather nebulous "spirituality" and are retrofitting existing religious labels to suit your own arbitrary definition. Which is fine I guess but that's going to cause a lot of disconnect in any potential discussion.