i wonder how long i could go without food before i lost my shit

[deadair]

Originally posted by Stultus
I know many an atheist whose only religious practice is to fast on Yom Kippur or during Ramadan.

i'm sorry... i don't get it. i mean, what's the point? why not fast some other, non-religious, day?

 

[Stultus]

My guess is that it has more to do with a test of one's personal strength of will than with tradition, heritage or a feeling of unity.

 

[xfer]

yea, that is a little weird. but for all the religious practises i let slide (going to church every week, etc), i DO fast every lent (no meat on fridays and the like). fasting is a really personal, self-oriented thing, so it makes sense that people who fast (including myself) do it for a mixture of religious and personal reasons, i guess, whereas something like going to services is less personal and more community-based...

 

[robina]

i just wrote out a whole long explanation of my motivations and then i realized it was totally pointless. so whatever.