tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post7502134715869826284..comments2023-10-17T05:01:42.650-04:00Comments on Abandoning Eden: This weekendAbandoning Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-47565981826186081322008-08-29T09:16:00.000-04:002008-08-29T09:16:00.000-04:00anon- that certainly sounds like it may be a possi...anon- <BR/><BR/>that certainly sounds like it may be a possibility, but I don't know anyone who has had an experience like that. I didn't ever feel guilty after the first couple of times I did something, so I wasn't sitting around with a ton of guilt and then one day was like "aha! Now I can get rid of all that guilt by denying the existence of god!"<BR/><BR/>If someone honestly believed in god, and in a god who had a certain religion, why would they stop following that religion? (I mean in a serious way, not breaking a rule here or there).<BR/><BR/>Honestly, that reason for going off the derech sounds like a religious person's justification for a non-religious person's action, when that religious person can't accept that there may be valid reasons for not believing in god.Abandoning Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-41075527349952464482008-08-28T19:31:00.000-04:002008-08-28T19:31:00.000-04:00I hear what you both are saying but there was one ...I hear what you both are saying but there was one possibility that I could think of that neither of you mentioned-<BR/>don't some people stop observing and then stop believing because they can't continue to believe in a G-d that they are going against-ie the burden is just too great-so they deny him and then they dont have to worry about all the "rebellious" acts they did in the pastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-19106484848265521612008-08-28T15:53:00.000-04:002008-08-28T15:53:00.000-04:00anon-your question is answered above!Judah- I don'...anon-your question is answered above!<BR/><BR/>Judah- I don't think it's as simple as that. You can still believe in god, and not believe that a certain religion is right. I did for a few years at least...Abandoning Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-37182990841788713042008-08-28T15:07:00.000-04:002008-08-28T15:07:00.000-04:00you lose your faith, then u stop acting. and you s...you lose your faith, then u stop acting. and you start acting when you find faith.<BR/><BR/>if you stop acting, it is because somewhere inside you, you lost your faith. Habit will only drive you so far. Faith is the real fuel that keeps a person going. <BR/><BR/>IMHO, If your actions dictate your faith, you have been officially brainwashed. <BR/><BR/>Ergo, Na'aseh VeNishma (We will act, and then we will listen) Makes no sense to me.Nomadically Teachinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069753417703630801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-3383281377910995612008-08-28T14:04:00.000-04:002008-08-28T14:04:00.000-04:00Just out of curiosity-I had a question for you-may...Just out of curiosity-I had a question for you-maybe you will consider dedicating a post to the topic-<BR/>Did you stop following the religion because you stopped believing in G-d or did you stop believing in G-d because you stopped following the religion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-36974813167839782902008-08-27T11:42:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:42:00.000-04:00awesome! :)awesome! :)Abandoning Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-27351077162008785912008-08-27T09:56:00.000-04:002008-08-27T09:56:00.000-04:00I wasn't going to do this, but i succumbed to temp...I wasn't going to do this, but i succumbed to temptation and fell to the darkside. <BR/><BR/>http:\\talesofanangryjew.blogspot.comNomadically Teachinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069753417703630801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-40920007745766823532008-08-27T06:27:00.000-04:002008-08-27T06:27:00.000-04:00Pretty ama zing. You could have the same experienc...Pretty ama zing. You could have the same experience every Shabbat if you like. I garuntee you will love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-28906168090356719722008-08-25T16:57:00.000-04:002008-08-25T16:57:00.000-04:00As someone in the Sex in the City movie said (I th...As someone in the Sex in the City movie said (I think it was Big?) - the ring seals the deal!My Other Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03259985544840529549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-10636925621128513932008-08-25T12:34:00.000-04:002008-08-25T12:34:00.000-04:00That is a BEAUTIFUL ring!That is a BEAUTIFUL ring!rivkayaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509357690398313014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-40552076775577884972008-08-25T12:08:00.000-04:002008-08-25T12:08:00.000-04:00Completely cut off from internet, phone and televi...<I>Completely cut off from internet, phone and television for 3 days meant that I found out Joe Biden was the VP nomination when one of the bands dedicated a song to him on Saturday night.</I><BR/><BR/>Wow - kinda like.... Shabbat? :-P<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you had such a great time!David Staumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092344925121412070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-2339724620369351992008-08-25T10:32:00.000-04:002008-08-25T10:32:00.000-04:00Sounds like you had a great time! Wish I could ha...Sounds like you had a great time! Wish I could have been there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com