Religion
In reply to the discussion: I have nothing against people who don't believe in spirituality, but people who proselytize non- [View all]littlemissmartypants
(25,543 posts)Single out the atheists or any other "way." It can all become an echo chamber at a certain point. I am best left to my own beliefs. As I suspect you are. I certainly don't follow a cookie cutter approach.
My religious beliefs are very fluid and amalgamated. I can't say that I will be proselytizing on that any time soon. I doubt that I would have much luck. It's too much like taking prisoners not so much soul saving. A lot of what passes for soul saving is really just for show and superficial, anyway. I may be too much of an individualist.
Religious beliefs are like the decision to terminate a pregnancy. The decision one makes is really no one's business and should be made between the person and the pertinent "higher power" which for an atheist could be no one or the doctor, for a christian, maybe Jesus maybe, Mary.
Additionally, religion aside, the world would be better, in my opinion, if we all practiced a little more humility and took more time to treat each other with more dignity and respect. Not just to be "more like Jesus," but just because we are all in the same boat, planet earth, and none of us are getting out alive. But that's just me and I don't need to be right.