Natsunekko wrote:Over on the LDS Talk blog, they discuss how only 11% of former Mormons identify themselves as Christians after leaving Mormonism. They offer five reasons on why they think this is so:I think there’s a certain amount of truth here, but none of these address the core issue. In my opinion, the core issue is this: going from Mormonism to Christianity is simply going from one type of mythology to another type of mythology. In the end it’s all just mythology. I’d like to know what other people in this forum think.(1) The Church argues effectively that the Bible supports distinctively Mormon doctrines.
(2) Ostracism of LDS from traditional Christianity discourages disaffected Mormons from becoming traditional Christians.
(3) The Trinity and the doctrine of hell and salvation are not attractive or compelling to disaffected Mormons (or any non-traditional Christian).
(4)Perceived differences in Church Culture prevent Mormons from wanting to attend other churchs.
(5) Mormon Culture keeps the disaffected from other Christian churches.
For me it was simply that Mormon theology had poisoned the well so thoroughly about apostate Christianity that it never even seemed an option to join up with the Apostate Christian religions.
I eventually came to what you last said though: that it's all mythology.
I now don't look for the meaning of life. I give meaning to it now.
"I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive" - Joseph Campbell.