From Christianity to deism to Christianity and back, rinse and repeat 2 more times. My reconversion to Christianity is linked to a state of psychosis. I suffer from schizophrenia with bipolar disorder.

That said, despite reconverting I am not the same person again. Even if Jesus appears to me tomorrow and changes my mimd I won't be the same Christian I was before. A healthy dose of skepticism matters.

Last month, I told my sister that I am a deist and starting 2 weeks ago said it to family and friends on Facebook. I argued a bit about it with my grandmum this morning. The reactions have
been negative as expected but quite heated, not to bitter sha. At least, I am a deist not an atheist (atheists dey try) but still . . . it is not going to be easy. Nigerians are very religious.

Uyi: A man evolving.

McSterling:
Uyi: A man evolving.

Noted.

Im also a deist.


If u want peace, don't go go around discussing religion...

Labels labels labels. I think there are some christian deists, I think there is one that is active on nairaland-you can be both. Congrats on coming out, there was a time I thought i needed to do it but why?, it's not anyone's business what you believe.

That's how it starts
Atheism loading

It doesn't matter.

UyiIredi:
From Christianity to deism to Christianity and back, rinse and repeat 2 more times. My reconversion to Christianity is linked to a state of psychosis. I suffer from schizophrenia with bipolar disorder.

That said, despite reconverting I am not the same person again. Even if Jesus appears to me tomorrow and changes my mimd I won't be the same Christian I was before. A healthy dose of skepticism matters.

Last month, I told my sister that I am a deist and starting 2 weeks ago said it to family and friends on Facebook. I argued a bit about it with my grandmum this morning. The reactions have
been negative as expected but quite heated, not to bitter sha. At least, I am a deist not an atheist (atheists dey try) but still . . . it is not going to be easy. Nigerians are very religious.

From Christian to deism then back to Christianity now back again to deism.

I think you will be back again to Christianity and then back again to deism or many you will try pantheism next ...

Please are you same as Uyilderia or something

LightandDarkness:
Labels labels labels. I think there are some christian deists, I think there is one that is active on nairaland-you can be both. Congrats on coming out, there was a time I thought i needed to do it but why?, it's not anyone's business what you believe.

Christian deists? How does that work?

Hello,

UyiIredi:
From Christianity to deism to Christianity and back, rinse and repeat 2 more times...

It is good to evolve and change one's mind about a topic. Nothing wrong with that, in fact that's what intelligent people do.

BUT, this going to and fro, from one Label to another makes the whole thing looks like superficiality and lack of convictions. It also appears like a desire to "taste" new things. My advice would thus be to stop all these labels and you ask yourself sensible questions:

- Why did you move from christianity to Deism in the first place? What were the concrete reasons?

- Why did leave Deism back to christianity? Did those former reasons suddenly disappear to make you come back to Christianity?

- Why do you seem to consider Atheism as a border, never to be crossed? If you are looking for the Truth, you have to consider and analyse objectively and sincerely all options.

- Why do you discuss and defend opinions you seem not to be very sure of?

There is no imperative to have a Label. You can take your time, do your homework, seek the truth without rushing here and there. it takes time but it is of greater value.

I hope you find inner peace and guidance.

Cheers.

LoJ:
Hello,



It is good to evolve and change one's mind about a topic. Nothing wrong with that, in fact that's what intelligent people do.

BUT, this going to and fro, from one Label to another makes the whole thing looks like superficiality and lack of convictions. It also appears like a desire to "taste" new things. My advice would be that to stop all these labels and you ask yourself sensible questions:

- Why did you move from christianity to Deism in the first place? What were the concrete reasons?

- Why did leave Deism back to christianity? Did those former reasons suddenly disappear to make you come back to Christianity?

- Why do you seem to consider Atheism as a border, never to be crossed? If you are looking for the Truth, you have to consider and analysed objectively and sincerely all options.

- Why do you discuss and defend opinions you seem not to be very sure of?

There is no imperative to have a Label. You can take your time, do your homework, seek the truth without rushing here and there. it takes time but it is of greater value.

I hope you find inner peace and guidance.

Cheers.

Touche !!

Mumu first define what u mean by deist

WetinConsignMe:
Mumu first define what u mean by deist

why call him "Mumu" though?

There is no Deist. You are a Devilist.

Jesus is the way the truth and the light. Return to Him.

johnydon22:


Christian deists? How does that work?

Believe and study the moral teachings of Jesus but not his divinity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_deism

UyiIredi:
From Christianity to deism to Christianity and back, rinse and repeat 2 more times. My reconversion to Christianity is linked to a state of psychosis. I suffer from schizophrenia with bipolar disorder.

That said, despite reconverting I am not the same person again. Even if Jesus appears to me tomorrow and changes my mimd I won't be the same Christian I was before. A healthy dose of skepticism matters.

Last month, I told my sister that I am a deist and starting 2 weeks ago said it to family and friends on Facebook. I argued a bit about it with my grandmum this morning. The reactions have
been negative as expected but quite heated, not to bitter sha. At least, I am a deist not an atheist (atheists dey try) but still . . . it is not going to be easy. Nigerians are very religious.

atheists Dey try,, I really respect the open ones, it's not easy.

mehn.. since when? infact I am shooked you even consider anything outside religion in the first place. sorry bro, I recall how u use to defend Christianity like you are being paid. welcome back from your delusions.. I hope you stay put except you have verifiable proof.

UyiIredi:
From Christianity to deism to Christianity and back, rinse and repeat 2 more times. My reconversion to Christianity is linked to a state of psychosis. I suffer from schizophrenia with bipolar disorder.

That said, despite reconverting I am not the same person again. Even if Jesus appears to me tomorrow and changes my mimd I won't be the same Christian I was before. A healthy dose of skepticism matters.

Last month, I told my sister that I am a deist and starting 2 weeks ago said it to family and friends on Facebook. I argued a bit about it with my grandmum this morning. The reactions have
been negative as expected but quite heated, not to bitter sha. At least, I am a deist not an atheist (atheists dey try) but still . . . it is not going to be easy. Nigerians are very religious.

please how do you cope with your schizophrenia? What meds are you on? Where you tested?

NairalandSARS:


please how do you cope with your schizophrenia? What meds are you on? Where you tested?

Curious about this as well. Also interested in how you manage your schizophrenia and bipolar disorder at the same time if f you care to share

LightandDarkness:


Believe and study the moral teachings of Jesus but not his divinity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_deism

Ok that has striking resemblance with Christian Atheism

What is it with all these labels and tags ? No one is anything and yet everything

johnydon22:


Christian deists? How does that work?

Kind of like how Bill Gates is an atheist who subscribes to Christian teachings (the good ones). Likewise you can be a deist who subscribes to Christian teachings.

These people generally reject the mythology.

CoolUsername:


Kind of like how Bill Gates is an atheist who subscribes to Christian teachings (the good ones).

Yeah Christian atheism

Likewise you can be a deist who subscribes to Christian teachings.

These people generally reject the mythology.

i get it now, thanks brother

LoJ:
Hello,



It is good to evolve and change one's mind about a topic. Nothing wrong with that, in fact that's what intelligent people do.

BUT, this going to and fro, from one Label to another makes the whole thing looks like superficiality and lack of convictions. It also appears like a desire to "taste" new things. My advice would thus be to stop all these labels and you ask yourself sensible questions:

- Why did you move from christianity to Deism in the first place? What were the concrete reasons?

- Why did leave Deism back to christianity? Did those former reasons suddenly disappear to make you come back to Christianity?

- Why do you seem to consider Atheism as a border, never to be crossed? If you are looking for the Truth, you have to consider and analyse objectively and sincerely all options.

- Why do you discuss and defend opinions you seem not to be very sure of?

There is no imperative to have a Label. You can take your time, do your homework, seek the truth without rushing here and there. it takes time but it is of greater value.

I hope you find inner peace and guidance.

Cheers.

I noticed that my "reconversion" to Christianity reoccurred after I was in a state of psychosis including the strange event that happened on 2013. Otherwise, I was a deist.

In UyiIredia's "Ask Me Anything" thread I mentioned I was a Christian though I was a deist fearing that another reconversion would happen in my psychotic state. It happened again around September 2015 and I wrote threads on NL during then. It's bad and good, bad because of the psychosis and good because there is a record of what I was thinking.

The reason why I am coming forth with this info now is because I have not fallen into psychosis for a year now though there have been close shaves.

LightandDarkness:


Curious about this as well. Also interested in how you manage your schizophrenia and bipolar disorder at the same time if f you care to share

I rememeber how I was thinking when in a psychotic state and can recognize when those thoughts come. In the past 6 years since it first happened I have gotten better at second-guessing when it starts. I also started a blog and began being open about my deism as a means of catharsis.

I also have started taking my drugs more seriously after my concerns were allayed by a US-trained psychiatrist. My psychiatrists are quite flippant with my case esp where it concerns psychotherapy.

LoJ:
Hello,

Hi!

LoJ:

It is good to evolve and change one's mind about a topic. Nothing wrong with that, in fact that's what intelligent people do.

Noted.

LoJ:

BUT, this going to and fro, from one Label to another makes the whole thing looks like superficiality and lack of convictions. It also appears like a desire to "taste" new things. My advice would thus be to stop all these labels and you ask yourself sensible questions:

My psychosis. Schizohrenic with bipolar disorder, remember. I have been hearing voices in my head since I was young.

LoJ:

[b]- Why did you move from christianity to Deism in the first place? What were the concrete reasons?

1) The morality of God along with Jesus' death on the cross made no sense to me. I was convinced by atheists on that.
2) Jesus can't be God. That's like a square circle. Jesus died, God cannot die.
3) Hard evidence needed to know God is Christ as. I hear voices in my head as a schizophrenic patient. How do I know which is the Holy Spirit? If God ordained Christianity and wants me in heaven he knows what will convince me already.

LoJ:

- Why did leave Deism back to christianity? Did those former reasons suddenly disappear to make you come back to Christianity?

Something always triggered a state of psychsosis and it would make me a Christian. I now wonder whether there is a level of split-personality disorder at play because of it.

LoJ:

- Why do you seem to consider Atheism as a border, never to be crossed?

I explored atheism in-depth to the extemt of arguing like an atheist on NL for 6 months. I was inspired by a Christian pastor Ryan Bell

http://www.npr.org/2014/12/27/373298310/after-year-of-atheism-former-pastor-i-dont-think-god-exists

I never became an atheist. I am rocksure of the arguments showing there is a God.

LoJ:

If you are looking for the Truth, you have to consider and analyse objectively and sincerely all options.

I still search for the truth. But for now I am a deist, that's the wisest course to take from my experiences now. I still have vestiges of my Christian faith eg I think miracles happen.

LoJ:

- Why do you discuss and defend opinions you seem not to be very sure of?[/b]

To explore them as a curious person.

LoJ:

There is no imperative to have a Label. You can take your time, do your homework, seek the truth without rushing here and there. it takes time but it is of greater value.

I am a deist. The Christian ish has been linked to psychosis. I just didn't say that for 6 years though a discerning person should have known from my strange posts.

LoJ:


I hope you find inner peace and guidance.

Cheers.

Thanks.

UyiIredi:


I rememeber how I was thinking when in a psychotic state and can recognize when those thoughts come. In the past 6 years since it first happened I have gotten better at second-guessing when it starts. I also started a blog and began being open about my deism as a means of catharsis.

I also have started taking my drugs more seriously after my concerns were allayed by a US-trained psychiatrist. My psychiatrists are quite flippant with my case esp where it concerns psychotherapy.

How old were you when it began. It's good you have a competent psychiatrist in a country were church is the next option.

LightandDarkness:


How old were you when it began. It's good you have a competent psychiatrist in a country were church is the next option.

I was 20 when it began in March 2011.

UyiIredi:




I never became an atheist. I am rocksure of the arguments showing there is a God.

You might want to scratch this part. Because you are mincing contradictory words together in one sentence. It doesn't pass the test of scrutiny.

How does argument SHOW there is a God?

If you are ROCKSURE you should be a theist not a deist.

You might want to objectively consider islam, just putting it out there.

I was a deist...now a Christain...I pray Jesus The Christ reveals Himself to you.

McSterling:
Uyi: A man evolving.

Lol.
Evolving sideways rather than upward.