OP, you just described me! That is exactly how I feel! I'm an agnostic with faith in God and that God is good but my family tend to be overly religious folk who believe that God will work take care of everything, sometimes without even trying to do anything to solve their problems themselves. They think that prayer is the answer to everything. There is nothing wrong with praying when things go bad but they seem to expect God to work miracles for them instead of taking a more logical approach.
I have anxiety attacks and psychosomatic conditions, and instead of them suggesting treatment, they stress on my relationship with God. Mind you, they are all doctors, engineers and accountants so these aren't stupid or deficient people we're talking about but when it comes to religion and their expectations of God, they can be a bit too superstitious, deluded and heavily reliant on miracles.
I will be meeting up with my uncle later on in the week and I'm trying to find a tactful way of explaining to him the importance of science when it comes to tackling illness and conditions as well as applying logic and reason when it comes to dealing with various aspects of life and that, while prayer may perhaps tilt things in your favor, it doesn't fix things by itself.
Is it normal I believe and I hate overly religious people?
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OP, you just described me! That is exactly how I feel! I'm an agnostic with faith in God and that God is good but my family tend to be overly religious folk who believe that God will work take care of everything, sometimes without even trying to do anything to solve their problems themselves. They think that prayer is the answer to everything. There is nothing wrong with praying when things go bad but they seem to expect God to work miracles for them instead of taking a more logical approach.
I have anxiety attacks and psychosomatic conditions, and instead of them suggesting treatment, they stress on my relationship with God. Mind you, they are all doctors, engineers and accountants so these aren't stupid or deficient people we're talking about but when it comes to religion and their expectations of God, they can be a bit too superstitious, deluded and heavily reliant on miracles.
I will be meeting up with my uncle later on in the week and I'm trying to find a tactful way of explaining to him the importance of science when it comes to tackling illness and conditions as well as applying logic and reason when it comes to dealing with various aspects of life and that, while prayer may perhaps tilt things in your favor, it doesn't fix things by itself.