I am very upset. A few minutes ago, I got into a very nasty fight with my mother who is an extreme radical religious divided person. The fight started when she came running into my rec room and told me that she heard a song in her head. I believe that she is having psychological problems, and is in need of psychiatric counseling. Because, she heard this song she believes that a nearly 2,000 year old psilocybin-induced fantasy will come true, or something similar will happen tomorrow. She demanded that I ask some hallucinatory deity and accept Jesus of Nazareth (a known criminal, who was executed about 2,000 years ago) as a dead person who will somehow protect me from damger or destruction, or else I would go to some imagined fictitious nether world, which has been proven by various scientific methodologies, not to exist, in this Universe, or in any other Universe. I repeatedly begged her to stop because the things she was saying were making me very paranoid and upset. Suddenly, she rushed up at me and started screaming that I was going to this imagined place, in my face. I was so upset that I started crying. I told her to leave me alone, as I ran to get a tissue. Shortly afterwards, I called up a relative believing that I would be comforted, but I was wrong. This relative ended up taking her side and told me that I need to study and embrace archaic hatred and division better. I feel so hurt.
Many years ago, I considered myself to be one of these divided people, but my life was one of misery. I was constantly paranoid and it caused me many other problems. The first time I openly admitted to changing my philosophy, I decided to learn about the teachings of Gautama Buddha, and the reactions I got from my family were violent.
I am now at Peace and Harmony with myself and others, and I am on a Path to Enlightenment.
For the past two years, I've been a Agnostic-Atheist (Yes, its possible!) and I have been very happy. [No it is not possible, and I will seek to change this. The first term refers to a person who is undecided on whether or not to believe in something which does not exist, and the second refers to a person who does not believe in something which does not exist. Also, -ists and -isms are a religious and political tool imposed on others, and are incongruous with the teachings of Gautama Buddha]. I feel at peace with myself and its very rare that I am fearful. Because my beliefs don't reflect that of my family I have been trying to keep it to myself. However, I now fear that the relative I called up might tell other religious relatives or friends. And quite frankly, I don't want to be harassed.
I believe that everyone does not have a right to impose whatever religion they choose on others, and if they so choose, then they should keep it to themselves. What I don't get is why some people twist the "rules" of their religion to suit them. Or why, some people believe they have the right to force their religion on others. In discussions with family members and some religious acquaintances, they have recognized that everyone has a right to their beliefs yet, their actions don't match their words. Everything's fine until they find out someone doesn't match their beliefs and then everything becomes chaotic.
Paranoia due to religion, IIN?
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I am very upset. A few minutes ago, I got into a very nasty fight with my mother who is an extreme radical religious divided person. The fight started when she came running into my rec room and told me that she heard a song in her head. I believe that she is having psychological problems, and is in need of psychiatric counseling. Because, she heard this song she believes that a nearly 2,000 year old psilocybin-induced fantasy will come true, or something similar will happen tomorrow. She demanded that I ask some hallucinatory deity and accept Jesus of Nazareth (a known criminal, who was executed about 2,000 years ago) as a dead person who will somehow protect me from damger or destruction, or else I would go to some imagined fictitious nether world, which has been proven by various scientific methodologies, not to exist, in this Universe, or in any other Universe. I repeatedly begged her to stop because the things she was saying were making me very paranoid and upset. Suddenly, she rushed up at me and started screaming that I was going to this imagined place, in my face. I was so upset that I started crying. I told her to leave me alone, as I ran to get a tissue. Shortly afterwards, I called up a relative believing that I would be comforted, but I was wrong. This relative ended up taking her side and told me that I need to study and embrace archaic hatred and division better. I feel so hurt.
Many years ago, I considered myself to be one of these divided people, but my life was one of misery. I was constantly paranoid and it caused me many other problems. The first time I openly admitted to changing my philosophy, I decided to learn about the teachings of Gautama Buddha, and the reactions I got from my family were violent.
I am now at Peace and Harmony with myself and others, and I am on a Path to Enlightenment.
For the past two years, I've been a Agnostic-Atheist (Yes, its possible!) and I have been very happy. [No it is not possible, and I will seek to change this. The first term refers to a person who is undecided on whether or not to believe in something which does not exist, and the second refers to a person who does not believe in something which does not exist. Also, -ists and -isms are a religious and political tool imposed on others, and are incongruous with the teachings of Gautama Buddha]. I feel at peace with myself and its very rare that I am fearful. Because my beliefs don't reflect that of my family I have been trying to keep it to myself. However, I now fear that the relative I called up might tell other religious relatives or friends. And quite frankly, I don't want to be harassed.
I believe that everyone does not have a right to impose whatever religion they choose on others, and if they so choose, then they should keep it to themselves. What I don't get is why some people twist the "rules" of their religion to suit them. Or why, some people believe they have the right to force their religion on others. In discussions with family members and some religious acquaintances, they have recognized that everyone has a right to their beliefs yet, their actions don't match their words. Everything's fine until they find out someone doesn't match their beliefs and then everything becomes chaotic.
Is it this normal?
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Agnosticism isn't 'being undecided whether or not to believe in something which does not exist'.
It's believing there is insufficient evidence to prove or disprove unequivocally the existence of a deity.
That's a DECISION.
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How true. I am surprised that he doesn't know this...
bro go join the jihad and get yourself martyred.
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Divided Archaic.
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retarded, redundant