So a question or two for the theist minded folks (and hey, even the non theists can play).
Some talk first. It seems to me people who find a faith are of two camps.
Camp 1. People who find a belief system and then start following that system. They find out the 'rules and regulations' and they start obeying. They find out the 'sins and no-no's' and start complying. They hear the creation story and maybe all the other stories and start to form an opinion on those stories. Yup. I can believe that stuff. I shall call myself a 'here's your religion place card'.
Camp 2. People who have a belief and go searching for a belief system that matches that. They say here is what I believe. Here is what I think are sins and good things. Here is how I think creation started. And now I'm going to find a belief system that matches me.
Now both are equally fine in my opinion. This isn't a one is bad and one is good situation here. (which is why it's not in the debate section). I'm just personally curious because I am of camp 2. But I realize there are people who are camp 1. I'm guessing most of that is probably a 'born into' it situation. And as we are on a Pagan forum, I would figure most of us are not with the same belief system we were 'born into'.
So which is it for you?
Did you find your religion and then start searching what it was about?
Did you know what you already believed and started trying to find a match?
More importantly, have you found anything in your religion you didn't quite believe or get and then come to believe and understand?
Do you find yourself bending more to fit to your religion or not?
Do you struggle with your religion? And if so, why?
Let's chat.
Some talk first. It seems to me people who find a faith are of two camps.
Camp 1. People who find a belief system and then start following that system. They find out the 'rules and regulations' and they start obeying. They find out the 'sins and no-no's' and start complying. They hear the creation story and maybe all the other stories and start to form an opinion on those stories. Yup. I can believe that stuff. I shall call myself a 'here's your religion place card'.
Camp 2. People who have a belief and go searching for a belief system that matches that. They say here is what I believe. Here is what I think are sins and good things. Here is how I think creation started. And now I'm going to find a belief system that matches me.
Now both are equally fine in my opinion. This isn't a one is bad and one is good situation here. (which is why it's not in the debate section). I'm just personally curious because I am of camp 2. But I realize there are people who are camp 1. I'm guessing most of that is probably a 'born into' it situation. And as we are on a Pagan forum, I would figure most of us are not with the same belief system we were 'born into'.
So which is it for you?
Did you find your religion and then start searching what it was about?
Did you know what you already believed and started trying to find a match?
More importantly, have you found anything in your religion you didn't quite believe or get and then come to believe and understand?
Do you find yourself bending more to fit to your religion or not?
Do you struggle with your religion? And if so, why?
Let's chat.
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