Replacing Religion

Before you just abandon all faith I might suggest trying out a spiritual type study/practice? I mean it's totally up to you. Search 'spirituality psychcentral' on a search engine and you can find information as to why spirituality produces a myriad of benefits scientifically.

Who knows maybe your mind will change in the future and you will find a new faith or return to your family roots? Life is a journey wish you the best.

 

Yep I get you. I'd advise looking at proven benefits of spirituality unless you are like anti-spiritual lol?

 

Or even philosophy I forgot to add.

Sometimes studying the teachings of great philosophers can help one to figure things out for themselves. If philosophy is still too much perhaps just dedicate yourself to positive and motivational content? You need some kind of positive wellspring in your life.

 

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Self development is very scientific. Two YouTube channels I can recommend but cannot link yet are Fight Mediocrity and ***! PURE SCIENCE BABY!

 

Ok those are my ideas friend !

 

Oh and by the way that's so cool about feminism alot of male celebrities are feminists these days.

CAN YOU DIG IT BABY?

 

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Sorry dude I have a bad habit of typing in all caps.

Stay focused on positive thoughts and the present moment whichever way you go friend.

 

FIND YOUR PURPOSE WHICHEVER PATH YOU CHOOSE SON. Lol sorry caps again I'm not yelling out of anger.

 

I'd share links but I can't dammit. Once you get on the self improvement path you'll find your purpose eventually just try to keep a positive mental attitude through thick and thin

 

This may be an amazing opportunity for you to rediscover your relationship with Jesus. Moving away from 'religiosity' and towards a genuine faith-centered lifestyle. It seemed that there were things that were working for you, but you were confronted by things that were opposed to your understanding of how the universe should be. Instead of entirely rejecting it, I'd encourage you to explore it deeper in a way most Christians never will and see if you can reach a broadband connection to the infinite.

You cited problems with the Old Testament. There's two main problems with the OT. Firstly, a lot of people take it very literally when actually it's full of metaphors and stories and poetry. Secondly, it's the written record of a group of people that were trying to figure out what exactly was going on in the universe and who this invisible god is. The OT by itself is flawed because it's not a true reflection in itself of God/universe/energy. But through the lens of Jesus, you see it as an unfolding narrative of people making errors and then gradually coming to see a physical manifestation of who God is.

Anyway, just some food for thought. For achieving nofap success entirely without faith, there's many people here who have led the way and will help you succeed. Best of luck!

 

Hmm... I think you are selling yourself short if you stop at Christopher Hitchens. Check out some Nietzsche, Feurbach and Wittgenstein. They have a lot more substance than Hitchens and, unlike Hitchens, I think the criticisms they leveled against religionists have a lot of weight to them.

Also wanted to add here... becoming an atheist doesn't mean you can't be spiritual. There are atheistic religions (Buddhism and Taoism). In fact becoming an atheist can actually be extremely healthy in your spiritual journey, because so many times our thoughts about God or the ultimate reality become obstacles, idols, that prevent us from having direct experience of that spiritual core of all existence from which all religions arise. Hence why I think it is high time we apply the rigor of science to spirituality as well. Develop the right mental and psychological tools and, like looking through a microscope, you can have an intuitive experience of the the ground of all being that people call by different names... God, Tao, Emptiness, Void, the Unborn, the Kingdom of God, etc.

Just some thoughts.