When I was a Christian, I believed God was in my head at all times & I'd talk to him. That was who I felt I had to answer to at all times.
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That meant that I didn't always 'own' my own feelings of guilt or remorse. Didn't feel I was answering to myself or judging myself.
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It didn't feel like self-critical introspection tho now I realise it was. If believers commonly feel this way, I get distrust of atheists
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They might not realise that if you take 'God' out of your head (or never had him there) those same moral evaluations still happen.
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When you were talking to "God", do you think that was you rationalizing your inner monologue in some way or different voice?
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I made the voice of my conscience 'God' so I see why others who do the same could think 'no God, no conscience.'
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I've never believed so I find this really hard to relate to. But it does makes sense.
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