I grew up in a terrible religious household, was forced into all that 'stuff', hated it as a kid, had to pretend to believe it and all that, I preferred math found it far more magical simply because well lets be honest through math you can do anything. I wont bother speaking more about my religious experiences, I am sure this thread will eventually be locked as rarely do religious discussions end well (even on religious sites); all I will say is I don't speak to my family and I am an atheist.

I grew up in a terrible religious household, was forced into all that 'stuff', hated it as a kid, had to pretend to believe it and all that, I preferred math found it far more magical simply because well lets be honest through math you can do anything. I wont bother speaking more about my religious experiences, I am sure this thread will eventually be locked as rarely do religious discussions end well (even on religious sites); all I will say is I don't speak with my family and I am an atheist.

I think the people here are far more likely to engage in a flamewar about OpenGL vs. DirectX rather than any type of religion flamewar.

I think the people here are far more likely to engage in a flamewar about OpenGL vs. DirectX rather than any type of religion flamewar.

Hmm I must be looking at the wrong sections, I only seem to come across C# vs C++ wars

There are occasional religious discussions in the Lounge. The same rules tend to apply as always. Keep it civil, keep it on topic, if the topic devolves into a flamewar it will be terminated, etc.

I'm just wondering, what exactly is the topic of the thread? "Religious Experiences" is pretty vague, and I've had quite a few that range from extremely positive to extremely negative.

Are you just soliciting generally "What are your personal experiences with religion?" If so you might want to make that clear.

I'm just wondering, what exactly is the topic of the thread? "Religious Experiences" is pretty vague, and I've had quite a few that range from extremely positive to extremely negative.

My guess...

From your perspective of starting on the outside of a religion looking in at it (as opposed to being inducted into it by your parents), I'm thinking that it's the situation where people want to be part of something that's 'bigger' than themselves. It's probably a big part of the sensation that you remember feeling. Not necessarily a bad thing but also not necessarily a solution for whatever has pulled you towards the religion in the first place.

I can see the appeal of having a clear sense of right and wrong and the way things are and should be. Until you find yourself in a situation where you're at odds with those beliefs about the way things should be or another person's interpretation of of those beliefs.