I have spent most of my life fearing god and hell, and the parts of my life I haven't spent fearing, I've spent exploring (and fearing that I was exploring the wrong thing). My thoughts and ideas on god could take up pages upon pages, so I'll try to be brief here. Keep in mind also that this is simply my experience, and I'm not saying it's right for everyone.
I was raised religious, and my family is still very religious, so my leaving my religion causes a lot of issues with my family. But remaining in my religion would cause issues with myself. It's kind of a lose-lose situation. I think the idea of god expressed in my former religion contributed greatly to my dp. I also feel that God is the only way out of it.
Conclusions I've come to:
There is a higher power of some sort. Whether that be God, energy, or simply our own subconscious minds, I know not. But I do know that when I have managed to tap into that power, I am a much happier and more at peace person when I'm there. But while it's a simple place to be, it's also very difficult.
Sin doesn't exist. Assuming that there is a god, whatever our "pupose" for being here, learning and growth have a huge part of it. With learning comes mistakes. It's not "sin," it's experience.
Christianity is an extremely violent system all the way around, and I can't believe that a blood sacrifice was required to "atone for our sins."
Repeat Disclaimer: This is all my opinion, based on my own life experience. If your life experience tells you differently, feel free to share, but please don't discount mine.
I was raised religious, and my family is still very religious, so my leaving my religion causes a lot of issues with my family. But remaining in my religion would cause issues with myself. It's kind of a lose-lose situation. I think the idea of god expressed in my former religion contributed greatly to my dp. I also feel that God is the only way out of it.
Conclusions I've come to:
There is a higher power of some sort. Whether that be God, energy, or simply our own subconscious minds, I know not. But I do know that when I have managed to tap into that power, I am a much happier and more at peace person when I'm there. But while it's a simple place to be, it's also very difficult.
Sin doesn't exist. Assuming that there is a god, whatever our "pupose" for being here, learning and growth have a huge part of it. With learning comes mistakes. It's not "sin," it's experience.
Christianity is an extremely violent system all the way around, and I can't believe that a blood sacrifice was required to "atone for our sins."
Repeat Disclaimer: This is all my opinion, based on my own life experience. If your life experience tells you differently, feel free to share, but please don't discount mine.