Lame! Do it! It will reveal a lot about you. Are you scared?
Fine:
- I am an atheist, however I had a religious background, have studied the bible, and I believe I have an informed opinion.
- However, though I have decided that I do not believe in god, I recognize that you cannot
disprove his/her/its existence just as much as you can't
prove it.
- I recognize and acknowledge that the whole idea of faith is based on the idea that one does not require proof of his/her/its existence, and therefore the common atheist argument over the lack of proof is invalid.
Therefore, I respect a person's choice to believe in something beyond this physical earth, even though I do not.
However, I think it is painfully silly to choose one doctrine of faith, be it Christianity, Islam, or Judaism. If I were a spiritual person, I would not wish to limit myself to one single structure of belief.
If there is a god and an afterlife, it would be impossible for one group of
people to have
the answers,
the way, and
the rules to reach said afterlife and said god. Don't get married with someone of the same sex, women keep your face covered, don't eat pork, all these stupid and (frankly) arbitrary rules that EVERY single modern day organized religion has are really just silly. Also, people don't realize that the concept of exclusive religions is one that is relatively new. That is to say, you are either a Jew or a Christian. A Muslim or a Hindu. One or the other, you cannot mix. It seems to be pretty spiritually limiting, and frankly quite ignorant. So hey, believe in God all ya want, but for the love of Odin, stop calling yourself a Christian.
edit: oh my, a whole page went by whilst I typed that. Ranting done, I probably trailed off there but I'm tired and felt like pretending that I am deep.
