/sci/ - Science & Math

>fundy parents, fundy church, the whole nine yards of awful religion, including
>get raped by pastor when I was 15
>tell parents what happened
>think I'm lying, continues
>parents kick me out for "seducing a married man" because "a man of god would never do that"
>waited to kick me out until after they beat my ass
>best friend tells her parents, they insist I move in with their family because they were incredibly wonderful people
>have the kid because Jeebus said fetuses is babbys
>graduate high school with honors because I had drive to provide for my child but also because of fantastic support, get scholarships for GPA/ACT scores, fuckyeah
>go to college to study psychology, take intro to bio just cause
>ohfuckevolutionisathingwtf.wav
>become fascinated with biological processes
>change major to toxicology
>master's done
>ohfuckgodsaremadeup.wav
>friend and her family were nonbelievers all along, playing nice even though I was extremely obnoxious Christiantype because they loved me and knew I'd figure it out eventually
>mind=blown, heart=broken, loyalty=eternal
>finish master's in five years because cramming

Working on a doctorate now in dermatological toxicology. After I figured out that religion isn't infallible any semblance of religious faith crumbled over the course of three or four months and intense inquisition. I can't believe how much freer I feel and how lacking I am in shame about what happened now, or how awful I felt for "sinning" in being abused. I have a good man, I try to be a good woman, and I have a surrogate family better I could ever ask for. That they want me for who I am, rather than resenting me because SkyJesus said birth control is bad, is also beyond comforting.

For me, life really is good after religion.

>oh no mah hairrrrrrr

Science has bigger problems than your shitty hair. If everyone was bald everywhere, a very few people would die from excessive heat loss, but most people would be fine.

Stephen Hawking was worried he might lose his intelligence when his ALS began to impair his motor functions.

What did he do? He immediately dived into his studies and research.

SO GO DO THAT, FAGGOT, AND STOP WHINING ON 4CHAN