u/Aliviaskyee

I really hate this belief that atheists or more so non-believers, want there to be nothing. I don’t. I’m terrified of what may be after death, but I try to stay logical and it’s gotten me here. I’ve heard this comment from my religious friends, online, really just everywhere, and it’s “if you live as a Christian and there’s nothing, what did you lose? Would you rather risk it and go to hell?” Honestly, it just makes me really question everything and upsets me. I’ve always struggled with asking too many questions or being too curious, and I guess that’s why I’ve strayed away from any religion. What I’m asking is, is there any non-deniable or just anything really that proves an afterlife/Christianity to be real? Or is it all really based on faith? I’ve always wanted to believe more than anything, but my nature of wanting an answer to everything messes it up for me.

I guess I need to add that I wasn’t raised with any religion, that also plays a big part in this. My parents raised us to believe in anything we want. Just feels even harder when you’re not surrounded by religion and faith.

I was sa'd about 2 or 3 months ago now, and I can't tell anyone. I don't know how to move on with my life or where to even start, or if it even counts because I technically said yes in the end. I'm 14, and he's 22, but we were in a relationship. I know it's my fault for everything and there's nobody to blame but me, but I snuck out of my house and that's when it happened. I just wanted to feel like I had control over my life because my home life is bad and toxic, and now I ruined my life even more. I never wanted to do anything and said it beforehand and even when he tried but I froze up the second he touched me and let it happen like a dummy. I can't tell anyone, my mom, my sister, my friends, it's just going to make my life worse and get me in trouble. If anyone has gone through something similar, is there any advice for me or things I should know, perhaps how to move on.

I just feel so dumb, I’m not a unaware kid, I watched documentaries on stuff like this, was aware about predators and how they get their victims, I knew how dangerous meeting people online & sneaking out was and even then still I fell for it. It’s hard for me to not blame myself even when I was tricked into believing this was a hangout, we had a few previous to this and nothing happened.

I’ve been making Mexican dishes for a while, and they are by far my favorite to make, but I feel like they taste just ALMOST there,like there are some key flavors missing. Are there any staple ingredients/seasonings I should know of that aren’t really mentioned?