OhTeeDee: As someone that…. there is an interesting story related about the Mahrayatz of Lubavitch. there was once aa self profeesing jew turned ‘atheist’, and when the Mahrayatz once met him, he started speaking to the ‘atheist’ about Hashem etc. the ‘atheist laughed and said “Rebbe, you know I don’t believe in these things”. The Mahrayatz looked at him and said, you think because someone sits on bence cracking sunflower seeds and professes to be an atheist he becomes one?
The point is, as the Mahrayatz clearly understood, someone who knows no theology and just decides not to believe in Hashem does not become an atheist. in order to really be a non believer one has to know what there is to believe!
Although I really feel for you, I found your statement funny. ‘religion is just not for anyone? Have you ever actually studied religion? Waking yup every day to daven making brachos etc is not what religion is about at all. religion is not actions, religion is the duty of the heart, it takes a tremendous amount of studying to understand. what’s worse off is that we are not toaght religion in yeshivas. therefore, although sad, your comment actually sums up the issue. People in general do not know what religion is at all…..
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