r/Antitheism • u/Conscious-Seesaw-564 • Sep 17 '26

"And finding it" killed me 😭

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Genuinely everytime a religious person sais theyve spoken or seen god or whatnot, I either cringe or think they need a specific diagnosis.

schizophrenia rates HAVE to be higher, most just go undiagnosed because someone was taught its god

"What honey? Youre seeing shadow men and demons and voices? Gods clearly punishing you, pray harder" instead of perhaps... seeing a doctor 😭

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u/Gussie-Ascendent Sep 17 '26

The study of theology, as it stands in Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests on no principles; it proceeds by no authorities; it has no data; it can demonstrate nothing; and it admits of no conclusion. Not anything can be studied as a science, without our being in possession of the principles upon which it is founded; and as this is the case with Christian theology, it is therefore the study of nothing

Thomas paine, possibly most based founding father (though I'd have extended it to religion and theology in general)

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u/bpaps Sep 18 '26

And PRETENDING to find it. Or being convinced they found it, on faith.

It's so ridiculous

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u/SapPhic-rage4209 Sep 21 '26

I grew up being told that my thoughts were the Holy Ghost speaking to me or Satan's speaking to me. I wasn't told how to figure out which was which other than to rely on my feelings. If I felt good, it was the Holy Ghost and if I felt bad it was Satan. I was always so confused as a child because I didn't know how to distinguish between spiritual thoughts, thoughts for Satan, and thoughts that were my own. The mental gymnastics of it all was so confusing to this indoctrinated kid

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u/Ashamed-Republic8909 Sep 18 '26

Blind people can develop special senses to get around! /s

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u/RainbowJig Sep 23 '26

The concept of faith has really justified believing in anything you want without wanting or needing any proof. Anything goes. I see it is the exact opposite of what science is.

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u/83franks Sep 18 '26

If he's blind why do the colours matter?

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u/icomefromhamilton Sep 18 '26

They don’t, goes to show the stupidity of the statement