jwhendy comments on Recent de-convert saturated by religious community; advice? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: magfrump 04 April 2011 05:38:03AM 23 points [-]

A priori, maybe not. But it could be stifling and unpleasant, it could contradict a sense of truth, and it certainly is not how I would want to live my life.

Comment author: jwhendy 04 April 2011 05:37:51PM 0 points [-]

Absolutely -- I think I would feel like a liar. Heck, I already do sometimes when I feel group-pressured into saying meal blessings ("Bless us O Lord") or concluding with "Amen" at large events where I'd rather go along with it rather than having someone find out via my non-participation vs. personally informing them.