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Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy the beauty of the morning. “And it felt more spiritual than any time I set foot in a church,” he recalled.

Nothing has changed that view in the ensuing decades.

“Most religions are there to control people and get money from them,” said Dulak, now 76, of Rocheport, Missouri. He also cited sex abuse scandals in Catholic and Southern Baptist churches. “I can’t buy into that,” he said.

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[–] LongPigFlavor@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

I'm happy to be a part of that demographic. My upbringing only contributed to my irreligiosity.

[–] LegionEris@feddit.nl 21 points 2 years ago

I'm just here to remind everyone that DISORGANIZED religion is an option! Not that we want you to join us! Fuck that shit! Consult your pineal gland if you're so god damned determined! Mine is fucking busy!

[–] player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 years ago

I hope that as more of the world gets access to the Internet and information that more and more people will leave religions. When I was able to freely read the history of different religions and critical analysis by atheists it made my mind up fairly quickly.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I probably wouldn't have lost my faith if I was t constantly called a commie socialist for espousing 'christian' values and wanting to help the less fortunate by the very people who instilled those very values into my moral code.

Anymore I'm just a non-denominational pagan because at least pagans aren't such raging goddamned hypocrites.

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In a thousand years, I wonder if humanity will be at war with itself because they can't agree if Luke Skywalker or Harry Potter is the true prophet in their version of creation mythology.

[–] Stonewyvvern@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They are both wrong. The prophet is Paul Muad'dib Atreides...Long live Muad'dib. Bi lal kaifa!

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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I just sorta invented my own idea of what makes sense spiritually and only bothered to share it in a setting where shit was already deep and spiritual/philosophical.

I kinda like just inventing random mythology too every so often, my favorite recent one is that whenever someone says "I love you" for the first time, a Unicorn is born, and because of that a huge chunk of unicorns are in fact born as one of a set of twins, because the first time one person says that is often followed up by the first time the person they're saying it to says it back to them.

Don't believe in any of it as a "this is how the world really works!" kinda thing, I just like telling stories that I feel like would fit in a kid's book.

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

the reason i am nonreligious is because i realized it is human made concept, it has nothing to do with my likes or dislikes of the organizations

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[–] DagothUr@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

Nerevar, there you are. I have just started reading this Lemmy Post about Religion. What an intoxicating and grand waste of my time. Nerevar the only People that are happy without Religion are the Argonians, and you know as well as I, Dagot Ur(the god) how miserable these creatures are.
Not a single Dunmer in all of Morrowind would try to claim that they do not believe in god.
Yes Nerevar, i would kill them but that isn't the point.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

Will not have anything to do with these hate groups.

[–] Smacks@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I don't mind religion, it's the crazies that use their religion to push hate that are the problem.

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