Posted by: Homeyji November 21, 2011
Do you still believe in God and/or religion?
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Pinpoint,

Thank you for your mature reply. I think it shows that you are quite a mature person to be ok with confusion. For many this is a very scary place to be.

I feel that confusion and feeling lost is a necessary transition from one healthy state to another. But just make sure that it is not a permanent state. If it becomes a permanent state, then it results in an existential crisis. And that can lead to depression.
I don't want you to suffer through that.

But I just want to say, 'my respect to you.'

In your quest for truth, you are starting with self-honesty. I have done the same. I truly believe that the search for truth starts with self-honesty. Too many times people want to argue with others about what is truth and what is not. But few take the time to be honest with themselves and ask themselves why do they believe what they believe.
Why do they not believe some things?

I feel these are more important questions to ask ourselves than to argue with others.

Not everybody who is trying to prove that they are right...is necessarily looking for the truth. So many times, they argue to be right...but not to search for the truth. So they may even win the argument, but that doesn't mean that they have found the truth.

Sometimes, you can win the battle, without realizing that you have lost the bigger war.

I believe that you don't find the truth through argument. Only through introspection.

Reality is where truth meets self-honesty.

But the above are my conclusions based on my own search. Best of luck to you on your search.

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