MinibearRex comments on Theism, Wednesday, and Not Being Adopted - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ata 05 May 2010 10:55:08PM *  7 points [-]

Sooner or later, most people find some tenet of their religion that they disagree with, or think is silly, or even horrible, but they're convinced that God wills it. How do you disagree with God?

In my experience, people in non-fundamentalist religious traditions tend to change their God to match their new opinions.

(That's no way to live either, but at least it can be less mentally burdensome than blaming oneself.)

Edit: I'm saying that sincerely, and I hope it doesn't come off as smarmy/ignorant atheism. It's an accurate description of most of the liberal religious people I know.

Comment author: MinibearRex 08 March 2011 04:47:56AM 2 points [-]

Didn't come off that way to me. It's what I did for a few years, before I finally gave up my beliefs.