CatLady
31 Dec 2011, 09:39 AM
Hi all,
I'm a crazy cat lady (ok, I only have two cats) from Melbourne, Australia!
I was moved to join this forum by some recent 'backsliding'. You see, in 2002 or 2003 I became a strong atheist but that wasn't always the case. I was brought up in a casually Catholic family (hardly ever went to church) and a childhood friend who was Baptist strongly influenced me growing up. Growing up, I see-sawed between believing and not believing, depending on whether reasoning or outer influences held more sway over me.
Developing a neurological disorder that affected the cognitive functions of my brain and my emotions, I needed to believe in something so I clung to shifting spiritual beliefs once I was an adult. But in 2002 it all came to a head and I was hospitalised and medicated.
Finally, I was able to reason clearly again and I decided it was better for my mental health not to believe in invisible beings that can read your thoughts.
Now to the backsliding... It's been some time since I was in touch with fellow non-believers. Lately, with the Christmas festivities and all, I've been thinking, what if I was wrong? What if my faith was being tested and I turned my back on God? I need to touch base with a community that will set me straight with well reasoned thinking. That's why I'm here.
I'm a crazy cat lady (ok, I only have two cats) from Melbourne, Australia!
I was moved to join this forum by some recent 'backsliding'. You see, in 2002 or 2003 I became a strong atheist but that wasn't always the case. I was brought up in a casually Catholic family (hardly ever went to church) and a childhood friend who was Baptist strongly influenced me growing up. Growing up, I see-sawed between believing and not believing, depending on whether reasoning or outer influences held more sway over me.
Developing a neurological disorder that affected the cognitive functions of my brain and my emotions, I needed to believe in something so I clung to shifting spiritual beliefs once I was an adult. But in 2002 it all came to a head and I was hospitalised and medicated.
Finally, I was able to reason clearly again and I decided it was better for my mental health not to believe in invisible beings that can read your thoughts.
Now to the backsliding... It's been some time since I was in touch with fellow non-believers. Lately, with the Christmas festivities and all, I've been thinking, what if I was wrong? What if my faith was being tested and I turned my back on God? I need to touch base with a community that will set me straight with well reasoned thinking. That's why I'm here.