In retrospect
I'm trying not to be an angry atheist and I am finding that to be a tough task
For me, trauma in childhood caused resentment and anger. Since the source of my trauma was Christianity, I walked a path that led to angry atheism, which is not a healthy place to live.1 I am trying to get past decades of resentment for being forced into a system of dogma that was clearly and obviously fantasy. I didn’t want to be forced to pray to a petty, jealous tribal god.
It took me a long time to mature beyond the point where verbal attacks and the use of fallacies could be mentally processed and rebutted without investment in personal emotions. Personal trauma gets in the way. Emotional growth is hard, and most people (me included) avoid hard things.
Then there is the fact that Christian evangelicals teach you that subservience is the only proper way to live. Be subservient to your lord. Be subservient to your government. Be subservient to your…
