Yeah, I guess you could say I had "believer" parents... Mom especially... Dad... well, he's got a simple faith, I guess.OSU_Buckguy;746168; said:bkb, am i wrong to think that you were raised by "believing" parents, grew up a believer yourself, but are now a man in search of meaning... being full of doubt but unsure about yourself if you were discard any belief whatsoever?
Grew up a believer myself - yes. And simply because I happened to have parents who believed... in other words, it occurred to me at 15 or so, that I was catholic because my Mom and Dad were (Actually, it wasn't even my MOm, who converted from being Lutheran to marry my dad, who was raised by fairly strict catholics... so what I'm saying is, truth is, I was a Catholic because my Great Grandparents (or even earlier) decided to be.) So, I decided to be a true believer, I needed to find God on my own (if you will) and not bother with all the crap I was supposed to just accept without question(s). (That's not to say my Mom and Dad discouraged questions, Catholism does... Mom actually actively sought my questions (and loved to hear my answers - whether she agreed or not.))
In search of meaning - I suppose that's true.
Full of doubt unsure about self if discard any belief - Not so much. I like to think one of my best attributes is my willingness to accept my shortcomings and worldviews when I am convinced they are incompatible with reality (or at least how I think Reality works). That said, I do think it's fair to say there is at the least some "hint" of doubt, since I bother to talk about these issues at all.
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