Comments on: Help Make Recovering from Religion Succeed https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/8282 Announcing appearances, publications, and analysis of questions historical, philosophical, and political by author, philosopher, and historian Richard Carrier. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 By: Richard Carrier https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/8282#comment-13300 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:33:52 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/?p=8282#comment-13300 In reply to Dan Froese.

That isn’t what they do.

They do a far more practical thing: provide escapees people to talk to, from people who have been through what they have, to people with actual professional certifications if needed, so one can find help with how to cope with any of the things they are going through or struggling with, which range far wider than existential questions about death or loss or cosmic justice. Even things not related to religion—if you have ordinary problems you need therapy for, but can’t find a therapist who isn’t selling Jesus but understands and respects secular approaches to mental health, their secular therapist referral system is the place to start.

]]> By: Dan Froese https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/8282#comment-13299 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:21:28 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/?p=8282#comment-13299 On the subject of leaving religion. This has been going on for quite some time and skeptic, atheist, humanist and freethought groups are attempting to sort of replace the role that religion has played in the lives of a majority of the population.
It is my contention, that they are failing in replacing the warm sense of belonging that churches offer, the main reason being; what religion promises, it does not deliver. The secular position is one of honesty, which is, when all is considered, “not much”. Life is indeed, a “shit sandwich”,

It seems to me that RR is falling into that trap. “That trap” being false promises. The various religions make all sorts of promises, RR is also promising happiness through leaving your religion.

I remain to be convinced of that, but then again happiness may not really be the quest eh?

]]> By: Karen Garst https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/8282#comment-13298 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:22:29 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/?p=8282#comment-13298 Already did! I hosted them last Saturday in Portland to meet some of my authors. I think their hotline project fills a real void. Thanks for posting.

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