Losing belief

I've never been a very religious person. My parents are both Catholic but they never really tried to make sure I believed. I remember praying a few times when I was REALLY young but by the time I was in about 3rd grade just about any talk of religion trailed off.

That said it's hard to really be religious or flat out deny the existance of god for me. I'm kind of one of those gotta see it to believe it types, but at the same time there are so many things about life and the universe that science simply can not explain.

I'd like to believe there is a god and an afterlife. But there really is no way to know. And it's just creepy to think that when you die, you might just cease to exist. If there is a god though, I'd like to think he's alot less worried about certain things then alot of religious groups would want you to believe.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by How Unfortunate

I'd had my doubts before, but one time something - on Christmas Eve, of all nights - caused me to finally lose my faith.

I went up to bed, a little kid, awaiting the next day. My bed was right next to a vent, from which I could here the living room downstairs. I heard "OK, lets do it!" from my mom, and then a ruffle of boxes and presents being moved. That was when I decided Santa was not real.


Just my personal opinion; please don't get offended. =)

So... because Santa isn't real you don't believe in god?

I'm not a man of faith, but some of these reasons people are giving just seem silly. It would be like me going "God hasn't dropped a woman in my lap so I can live happily ever after. He must be fake!"

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Jeffro

I don't understand how a person could believe some of the stories in the bible verbatim. Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, Burning Bush, etc...

Going alittle off topic but I always found the story of Adam and Eve amusing. Because if it were true that would mean humanity was the product of incest.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.