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steve  ·  2917 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Religion broad topic, what are your experiences?

Hubski (and the internet in general) can be a tough place to hang out and maintain your faith.

    do you still believe that there is someone who will greet us after your death?

Yep. I firmly do.

    Do you still talk to God and ask for his help even though the belief is fading away?

What does it hurt? Even in my darkest hours of questioning and doubt - I ask... maybe even especially in times of doubt - I pray. I figure if there's a God - he (or she or it or them depending on your belief structure) wants us to figure that out and act accordingly.

I was fortunate to be raised in a religious home that was also a scientific home. My experiences as the son of a devout father who also happens to be a an anthropologist/archaeologist helped me to figure out early on that science and religion need not be mutually exclusive. Those people on either "side" of the debate who insist their's is the only way to think, do more harm than good.

I'm still a practicing member of a church. I still have a great deal of faith in God. I also have a great deal of faith in Science. You can have both.

In the end - faith, religion - it's all a choice. I think you can be happy on any part of the faith spectrum. It's up to each of us to figure out our relationship with deity, wrestle with it a bit, and live in such a way that honors that and helps other people.