God

One of the many things I see disappearing in modern western civilization is religion. No, it will never be gone. I don't think so. There are to many unanswered questions that are so easily answered with "God". Most the people I know are not religious or do not believe in god at all. There is nothing wrong with not believing in god, but there is nothing wrong with being spiritual either.

There seems to be a common misconception that god is like Santa for adults and if you believe in him you are weak or a conformist or simply, just plain stupid. I believe everyone should believe in something you can't see, hear or feel.

I don't really... fit a religion. I believe in god, but I don't believe in the bible. How can you trust a book that has been around for so long, been modified so much, and has so many different versions? A book people use as an excuse for hatred? I believe god does not involve himself in earthly affairs, unless absolutely necessary, and even then it's just a nudge here, a whisper there. Just pointing us in the right direction. He will not cure your cancer, or help you win the lottery, or stop you from feeling lonely. He let's us have free will. He created atoms, knowing the big bang would occur and watched his biggest, most important miracle happen. I believe he created souls**

About Jesus, I see him as history. It's always written by one sides opinion, and so I take it with a grain of salt. Perhaps Mary created a very successful plot to cover up cheating on Joseph or perhaps god really did chose a son to bring faith to the people of Earth. Put a bit of his own soul into a vessel, for his own reasons after seeing humanity go in a direction he hoped it wouldn't.

The reason so many atheists have pissed me off is because I have every right to believe in a god. Even if I am wrong and my body will rot in the ground, and my soul will disappear once my life is over, the idea of my soul being eternal and all this pain, love, and learning not being purposeless, brings me a deep sense of comfort.

If I'm wrong, I will never know. It will be too late. I will be gone, I have no conscience. It doesn't matter. So what right does anyone have to try and take that comfort away from me? Knowing this is not all pointless keeps me sane.

I question other religions, and I question atheism, but I will never accuse anyone of being wrong, or imply it, and I wish to be treated the same.

- Lindsay

** I actually believe in reincarnation. the idea of coming back to earth in a different vessel after I die is a likely idea for me. Recycling a soul, over and over again. I also often believe in Hell and Heaven. Maybe you stay at one or the other between different vessels depending on your actions in said vessel. I don't know, but maybe that's the point.