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Not married, but I think I’m in a similar camp, right down to being raised Christian (though I’m now agnostic) and having watched TNG as a kid.

There’s been people I’ve held mild disdain towards, but I’m not sure if there’s ever been anybody I’ve hated. The only person I’ve considered an enemy and made a point of getting away from I did so because they were hurtful towards my friends and I which at one point involved a shouting match, but even that’s more of a self-defense thing than hatred. Did this person make me angry? Sure, but that’s not hate.

Also don’t know if it’s healthy, but it’s how I am.



> I think I’m in a similar camp, right down to being raised Christian (though I’m now agnostic) and having watched TNG as a kid.

FWIW, I ended up having a crisis of faith - part of which was realizing that the value alignment of TNG and Christianity was only superficial (tl;dr: instrumental vs. terminal goals - being non-violent and compassionate because it's right, vs. being such because God will reward it and because it's good marketing for God (and His Chosen Faith)). At this point, I'm more of an atheist - I stopped being agnostic after I realized my hedging isn't coming from my own reasoning, but is just deeply ingrained fear instilled by religious beliefs I grew up with.




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