banjodeluxe

I don't know if they exist, but if they do I'd be happy to join one. If they don't and someone feels like it I'd also be happy to try and be a part in starting one.

My answer to your question is yes. The reasoning is a little longer.

The main problem with this question is its representation of faith as a binary system: either an atheist or an agnostic or a christian or a muslim or a... The truth is religion has been (and will be for years to come) a massive part of the story of mankind. There is no penalty to exploring faith and a lot to gain from it: you'll either find yourself on a spiritual journey that will take you somewhere and influence you deeply (the religious, believing way of seeing this) or you will have learnt about how humans have interpreted the world around them and told each other stories about it in the form of scripture and from there religion (the sceptical way of seeing this). You'll either find the Truth or you'll realise you don't believe its there - but you'll have learnt a lot about other people's exploration of what the Truth is and what it means for them.

Should you explore Faith? Definitely. Should that mean you'll be on an unstoppable course towards becoming a devout Christian/Muslim/Insert your faith here? No. It means you're learning about human experience and listening to other's beliefs. Take it from there and decide what that means to you.

Appreciate the advice this is exactly the kind of specifics I'm looking into

Hey, not a french speaker but will take a look, thanks!

I'd say the best ones for me were the teachers in high school that understood we were too old to play the whole authority game any more - school with them became a place were I wanted to go learn from people who had more experience than me. Be it chemistry or an anecdote about their life, there was a lot to learn and a lot of teachers never forged that connection or taught us well because they still thought of us as mindless children. The ones that respected us were the ones I learnt from most and the ones I still appreciate to this day.

Thanks for your answer. I actually have been carrying a physical notebook for years. It keeps me organised and helps me remember things, but I've found it difficult to be disciplined with journaling - I'm currently thinking software might help in solving that, in sending me a reminder to journal and a quick way to put down a few thoughts everyday. I'll report back on how it goes!

That's a great idea, I'll take a look

That's a really interesting way of capturing thoughts, thanks for sharing!