Anonymous #2 5w

messages speaking to someone and being able to wholeheartedly believe in the divine that most religions set as qualifiers are two entirely different things

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Anonymous OP 5w

You gotta start somewhere. Baby steps man. Can’t believe in the divine if you can’t even believe in the messages the faith preaches, y’know?

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Anonymous #2 5w

as someone who grew up in a western country i basically ascribe to most Christian messages and teachings by default. doesn’t mean i believe in the supernatural aspects of it.

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Anonymous OP 5w

I’m just saying believing in the messages is the first step to developing or deepening a faith in anything. Have you given any organized religion a shot?

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Anonymous #2 5w

yes, i grew up religious and have done a lot of my own reading and research into other groups. i have yet to be convinced of any supernatural elements specifically that are central to most religions, nor have i been convinced as to why, factually, any religion is more correct than any of the other ones.

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Anonymous OP 5w

Many Jews don’t believe in god

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Anonymous #3 5w

sorry but that’s not an accurate statement. that is not monotheistic Judaism, that is “Jewish atheism”— people who follow the tunic and cultural construct of Jewishness, which is not considered a religion.

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Anonymous #3 5w

jewishness is also ethnic, religious, and/or national identity, so to be Jewish in itself doesn’t always imply belief in a deity.

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Anonymous OP 5w

I mean it seems like you don’t really want to be religious, which is OK. I don’t think religion makes things any easier than not being religious, so we’re all in the same boat

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Anonymous OP 5w

That’s not entirely true

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Anonymous OP 5w

You’re vastly oversimplifying and misunderstanding Judaism because you may be approaching it through an unintentional christian-like lens

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