Frater Sisyphus
Contradiction, irrationality and disorder
I have been studying a diverse range of religions for quite some time, for a while even thinking that I identified as something specific. I was an atheist at one point, then I became an agnostic, then I became a theist (or pantheist), now back in agnostic territory. What I've found is that after a while, the detail of the information that stays in your mind decreases and it starts to feel 'samey' but not in a good academic sense, but that religion, philosophy and science just becomes a headache.
Has this ever happened to anyone here?
At some point, I find that I either start developing beliefs that I, myself would otherwise find absurd or conversely I start outright rejecting everything. I think I am starting to reach that point at the moment.
Out of both of those extremes (really out-there metaphysical/cosmological beliefs and atheism), I don't think I am able to accept either.
[But from my studies of Hinduism, I think several concepts such as Brahman, Atman, Om and some form of Karma are still heavily within my own thinking (and they sort of where to an extent before I even began studying religion and philosophy anyway). ]
Has this ever happened to anyone here?
At some point, I find that I either start developing beliefs that I, myself would otherwise find absurd or conversely I start outright rejecting everything. I think I am starting to reach that point at the moment.
Out of both of those extremes (really out-there metaphysical/cosmological beliefs and atheism), I don't think I am able to accept either.
[But from my studies of Hinduism, I think several concepts such as Brahman, Atman, Om and some form of Karma are still heavily within my own thinking (and they sort of where to an extent before I even began studying religion and philosophy anyway). ]