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humanodon  ·  4152 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I'm Not An Atheist

I too, was raised Catholic and I also don't practice. For me, Catholicism is more of a cultural element than one of belief. I think that people are sometimes poorer for not having any sort of religious element in their lives, because belief systems have shaped secular cultures so deeply, especially in terms of thought and art. I don't get fundamentalism on either side of the issue. If there is a god or whatever, I doubt it would care how many Hail Maries people say. If there isn't a god, then big whoop. Going out of your way to make people feel bad for their beliefs is shitty and small.