I want to be religious but

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I want to be religious but I cant find any good religion, its really bonkers.
I somewhat identified as wiccan for years but I find its lack of history and deities of its own to be bad. It just picks and chooses from all well established religions. Some even identify as christian AND wiccan which makes no sense, those are 2 different religions... In wicca anything goes though. It's like a non-religion where you choose whatever fits you at the moment.
Christianity has its good and its bad. I cant stand hardcore christians who use scare tactics and threats on the daily. I like that it's monothestic though as naturally I only believe in one source of good. I also believe Jesus was real but that it's questionable how literal the bible is (probably not very).
Then there's other religions. Norse mythology has intrigued me especially since i'm scandinavian so I actually have ties to that, I didn't watch Thor in Avenger one time and went "now that I think about it i'm 5% scandinavian according to this test so I am going to worship Thor now!! yay!!" Yeah yeah. However it doesn't feel right because there's a lot of negative parts to those myths as well, like when Odin raped Rindr for example. And let's not forget how many people worship and love Loki because in modern "cool" and "awesome" superhero movies he's some badass "sexy" bad guy. Well, he was a terrible person. He indirectly murdered Odins best son who was basically the Jesus Christ of norse paganism just because he was jealous and bitter. Not to mention he constantly decieved and betrayed the other gods for fun and was basically a narcissist who only cared for himself.
And islam i'm not even going to dive into.
I thought religion were supposed to be good yet all of them have massive flaws. I am a spiritual person and I just want to be part of an established belief system.

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  • 1WeirdGuy
    2 years ago

    I find it baffling that people look for a religion they like. Its like you are admitting you think its bullshit. Ive heard ppl say they chose Christianity over islam because they like to drink. Basically openly admitting they're being religious not because they believe the religion is true but because they want to have a religion. Thats not how its supposed to work.

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    • harkosv
      2 years ago

      People who are "shopping around" for a religion aren't necessarily admitting they think religion is bullshit. From what I've seen, at least, a lot of people who are trying to find a religion to join do so because they feel something spiritual resonating inside of them and they're trying to see if there's a religion that reinforces that feeling. They seek out that religion either because they interpret the feeling of that religious community as evidence that the religion is true since it resonates with what they already feel inside. Other people join a religion because it amplifies what's already a pleasant, comforting, and hopeful feeling within them

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      • 1WeirdGuy
        2 years ago

        Thats really silly to me. It seems like a not so well thought out position. If anything do research to try to find which religion is most likely to be true. Thats obviously christianity with all the witnesses that met jesus

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        • harkosv
          2 years ago

          Trying to find a source of truth based on what you believe to be are hints from God trying to push you in the right direction sounds silly and poorly thought out to you? Interesting position for a Christian to hold. Didn't Saul himself have those same stirrings inside him prior to becoming the disciple Paul?

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          • 1WeirdGuy
            2 years ago

            Meh im only christian by culture. Not really religious. My wife is.

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            • harkosv
              2 years ago

              Ah

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  • harkosv
    2 years ago

    I'd check into ISCKON (International Society of Krishna Consciousness), informally known as the Hare Krishna Movement or just Hare Krishnas. If there's a temple close enough to you where you could drive out for a visit, I'd highly encourage that. I'm not even a member of that religion, but I love visiting them because everyone there is consistently kind, compassionate, and very enjoyable to be around

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  • Millie_the_evil_saint
    2 years ago

    Go the way of the Buddha. Peace brother.

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