A Chinese American's search for truth in a meaningless world. Atheists often say “You were born a Christian, so how can you judge whether it’s true?” But what they do not realize is that they, too, were born into atheism.
Awesome to read your story about leaving the atheist faith. It seems like Chinese people are in a better position to accept Christianity than much of the West is. Chinese people seem to be humble while the west has the issue of “me, me, me” where the individual has become their idol.
Good writing. I resonated with a lot of your own personal story despite coming from a completely different ethnic and socioreligious background. Can't wait for part 2!
I also cannot wait for you to dive more deeply into eastern philosophy and classical works, as I've had my fill of the Western classics.
I feel really fortunate to have stumbled on this substack.
I grew up Catholic, but became a self-proclaimed atheist when I started high school, and went the next decade reading about religion and philosophy without ever consistently practicing anything past a vague Stoicism, constantly oscillating between "there is no God" and "maybe there's something, but it's not the God I grew up with". I'm a catechumen in the Orthodox Church now, and in the midst of the overly aggresive online Orthosphere, it's really a blessing to see thoughtful and nuanced writing like this. Great work, can't wait to read more!
I had a similar intellectual journey to Orthodoxy. You articulate the disillusionment with secular humanism really well. Thanks for this post and that meme that I've been seeing on 4chan for years.
It’s cool now to be religious. I didn’t follow atheism when it was trendy over a decade ago, and I won’t follow this trend either. People have no sense of how they’re just following a trend
Hallelujah to read your story! I’m a Chinese American Christian college student who was raised Protestant and am now heavily exploring Orthodoxy. God bless you brother!
> Materialist atheists would say “we’re all just a bundle of chemicals” and yet continue to love their families in all seriousness and without a hint of irony. They say things like “money is just a social construct” and yet get infuriated when you steal from them.
There's no contradiction tho. You can both love your family and acknowledge the facts of science... Or acknowledge the origin of money and still find the useful and meaningful.
Awesome to read your story about leaving the atheist faith. It seems like Chinese people are in a better position to accept Christianity than much of the West is. Chinese people seem to be humble while the west has the issue of “me, me, me” where the individual has become their idol.
Good writing. I resonated with a lot of your own personal story despite coming from a completely different ethnic and socioreligious background. Can't wait for part 2!
I also cannot wait for you to dive more deeply into eastern philosophy and classical works, as I've had my fill of the Western classics.
I feel really fortunate to have stumbled on this substack.
I grew up Catholic, but became a self-proclaimed atheist when I started high school, and went the next decade reading about religion and philosophy without ever consistently practicing anything past a vague Stoicism, constantly oscillating between "there is no God" and "maybe there's something, but it's not the God I grew up with". I'm a catechumen in the Orthodox Church now, and in the midst of the overly aggresive online Orthosphere, it's really a blessing to see thoughtful and nuanced writing like this. Great work, can't wait to read more!
Thank you for writing this! I really enjoyed reading your personal and philosophical journey to the church. Let’s hang in NY soon!
I had a similar intellectual journey to Orthodoxy. You articulate the disillusionment with secular humanism really well. Thanks for this post and that meme that I've been seeing on 4chan for years.
Believing atheism can be understood as faith proves you have no idea what you're talking about. It's literally the opposite of that.
It’s cool now to be religious. I didn’t follow atheism when it was trendy over a decade ago, and I won’t follow this trend either. People have no sense of how they’re just following a trend
Atheism adds nothing to life but religion is still a fairy tale
https://open.substack.com/pub/stevenberger/p/the-end-product?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1nm0v2
Hallelujah to read your story! I’m a Chinese American Christian college student who was raised Protestant and am now heavily exploring Orthodoxy. God bless you brother!
yo bro great post since ur not an atheist anymore wht would u respond to this question with:
" can History verify Miracles ? "
yo bro great post since ur not an atheist anymore wht would u respond to this question with:
" can History verify Miracles ? "
> Materialist atheists would say “we’re all just a bundle of chemicals” and yet continue to love their families in all seriousness and without a hint of irony. They say things like “money is just a social construct” and yet get infuriated when you steal from them.
There's no contradiction tho. You can both love your family and acknowledge the facts of science... Or acknowledge the origin of money and still find the useful and meaningful.