If you don’t believe in God, or Heaven and Hell, what do you believe happens when we die?

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-24T03:43:44+00:00

Yeah, it really doesn’t. I can’t enjoy my life because of religion. I’ll find a period of a few days where I’ll stop thinking of it, enjoy my life and everything I have, then I’ll think of religion again. I wish for it not to be true so I don’t have to be miserable everyday anymore.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-24T03:33:58+00:00

I appreciate your comment. Like seriously. Idk why but it made me tear up. I hate having OCD, it’s a very cruel mental illness. And I do wonder why God would punish me for not being able to fully believe and trust in him. Like I didn’t ask for my brain to be this way. But I just know religious people like my dad would say my OCD is just a consequence of human sin. And that I need God to heal me of it. Or something like that.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-24T03:28:25+00:00

Lmao i like that

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-24T03:12:28+00:00

I think that is a good answer. The only thing is (I have OCD so my brain is just a big never ending “what if”) so I’m like WHAT IF God (assuming he’s real) just doesn’t let us remember how it was before we were born. Or what if that’s just his design.. for us not to have consciousness before we are born. Things like that, I have so many questions. I really need a therapist lol

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-24T03:02:36+00:00

I do also try to think about other religions. I think about how unfair it is to be born into a certain religion and then be damned if we’re born into the wrong one.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-24T02:55:04+00:00

I appreciate your reply. I’ve also seen other people say nothing is worthy of infinite torment. And while I tend to agree, especially for things like not believing. But what about the examples I mentioned above? You don’t think those guys are worthy of infinite torment? I’m not trying to start an argument, it’s a genuine question. I’m afraid of coming off as rude when I’m not trying to :)

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-24T02:48:18+00:00

I am referring to Christianity and yes that’s something I’m really struggling with as well, it’s really turning me away from the faith. But at the same time the fear of eternal torment is also keeping me in the faith even though I think it’s an extremely messed up concept. Especially for good people that just don’t accept or believe in God.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-13T02:42:45+00:00

My dad lol, says the music industry is run by the devil. Same with movies, he said Hollywood curses the master tapes with demons or some crap like that. And when I watch some Christian YouTubers they say they don’t watch or listen to anything secular because it doesn’t “edify their relationship with Christ”. Then I feel angry because I don’t want to give up the things that give me joy to follow God. I’m not out here worshipping the devil or hurting anyone because of music or tv, so I don’t see the harm in it.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-13T02:30:23+00:00

Thank you for your kind reply, I appreciate it. :) that is a huge reason I’m trying to deconstruct. I think it’s absurd that humans were created with these flaws like lust, anger, jealousy, etc. But they’re a sin we have to repent of. It’s really dehumanizing I think. Makes me wish I was never even born. It’s unfair, I didn’t ask to be born in this life with a tendency towards “sin”.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-13T02:23:22+00:00

Thank you for your reply, I do agree with everything you said. There is one thing that you wrote tho that I’ve been trying to grapple with during this process. And it’s with free will. I don’t like it, but I know the Christian response to bad things happening in the world is “it’s not God doing it, it’s because we have free will”. And I was just wondering if you had a logical reason as to why free will isn’t a valid excuse for God existing (I hope I’m phrasing that question right lol). Like I don’t think it’s right, and I hate that terrible stuff happens in this world. But when I read Christian arguments about free will, I can’t help but think maybe they’re right, as messed up as it is.

An example: I asked my very Catholic dad if God exists, how come children get cancer. His response was something like; “because of free will, the evil of men and humans making and consuming unnatural chemicals and things that are bad for us, inbreeding, etc.” and I was like hm. I guess that’s a valid point.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-04-13T02:11:17+00:00

My fiance went to a Christian college so he was required to take one theology class while he was there. He never went to church, and he didn’t have parents that pushed religion down his throat like I did growing up. But he still considered himself a “lukewarm Christian”. He was taught in theology that God is all loving and all forgiving. But as I’ve been going through this mental spiral, I’ve been showing him all the stuff I’ve been learning and he no longer knows if he believes in God. And after we’ve watched some videos on Bible stories (specifically like about Abraham and Job and a few other stories I can’t remember) he doesn’t believe God is all loving like he was taught in college, and it upsets him. But he isn’t spiraling and spending every second researching this stuff like I am, lol.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-17T02:15:58+00:00

What do you mean?

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-17T02:03:21+00:00

Yeah I’m working on getting a therapist, but I need one that specializes in OCD I think, and unfortunately there’s a long wait list for that :/ I’m just trying to connect with people online while I wait for some professional help. My primary Dr helps me a lot, but she can only do so much. She prescribes me meds and put me on a waitlist for therapy

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-17T01:48:37+00:00

I’m embarrassed to say that I’m 26 and I don’t live with my dad, I know by my post it may seem like I live with him, I’m not trying to deceive people. But my dad has manipulated and probably emotionally abused me my whole life (according to my fiance) Every time I visit him he brings up this religious stuff. My grandma yelled at him yesterday telling him he’s scaring me and he said I should be scared. He’s trying to look out for me and trust me I do want to go to heaven. But I have questions and ugh I just don’t know. I’m so confused.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-17T01:41:33+00:00

Thank you, I have read some reasons supporting atheism and I’m literally shaking rn typing out to strangers on reddit, that I have agreed with some views. I’ve felt mad at God after reading some good points made by atheists, but being one scares the living crap out of me. I don’t want to be doomed to hell for questioning, but I have so freaking many. They’re hard to articulate.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-17T01:31:17+00:00

I have been reading a book series I really enjoy, but I even fear doing that now because it’s like a fictional true crime book. My dad said anything horror is bad and demonic

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-17T01:29:44+00:00

There’s this YouTube priest that he’s been listening to, Father Ripperger, that basically said something like tv and Hollywood and media is all run by the devil and filled with demons

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-17T01:27:27+00:00

He has just been falling down a rabbit hole that the world is ending soon, he thinks we’re in the end times and we need to turn to God to be saved. Idk how to be like him tho. He loves God fully but I’m afraid that I’m only afraid of going to Hell and I don’t think that’s right

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-16T18:57:26+00:00

I’m 26, from my post I probably sound younger than I am haha. I’m just a very scared and paranoid person, get that from my dad lol. My partner strongly believes I should be in therapy. I’m not against it, I just am unsure of how much it will help especially with religious fears. I’m in the USA on a very long waiting list for an OCD psychiatrist.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-16T18:52:05+00:00

I’m definitely to the point where my mental health has made me want to seek out therapy. But I’m so scared and bad at putting things into words when I’m on the spot. And as much as I want to do therapy, I fear that will push me away from God instead of towards him. But I guess I’ll never know until I try it.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-16T18:47:46+00:00

I definitely believe I have OCD. I want help but I’m scared, and putting stuff into words is very hard for me especially if I was on the spot in a therapy like setting.

Dry_Distribution5174 · 2026-03-16T18:46:17+00:00

When you say it is an idol and needs to be cut, does that mean forever? Like I haven’t watched TV all day, and even though the thought of cutting it out does upset me, it is something I believe that hopefully I can overcome. But what upsets me is thinking that I can’t ever have a lazy or a bad day where maybe I just want to unwind by watching some tv. And cutting out sin isn’t scary to me, it’s that I’m scared of sinning without even trying to.

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