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In reply to the discussion: Religious belief interferes with people's understanding of evolution (NPR) [View all]BrendaBrick
(1,296 posts)I was raised Catholic. I remember getting my First Communion (I forget how old I was) but the next step - The Confirmation was something I was not interested in doing (and wasn't forced to) because it just didn't *feel right* in my guts.
Time and time again, I kept giving the bible the benefit of the doubt because after all, it was so popular and maybe there was something I was just not *getting*?
But I can tell you that every time I pick up a bible with an open mind and give it another shot - I get this awful feeling in the pit of my stomach and tightness in my chest...and this feeling has not diminished over the decades.
That's just me and my experience. I have known others who are religious and are good people - folks I get really good vibes from and don't try to push their beliefs on me and we get along great.
I think where the problems arise are from those who take it literally and believe in it to the point of fanaticism.