Quote Originally Posted by green91
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this debate. I am personally athiest. I was raised to go to church and the rest of my family is a very christian group. I found while i was growing up that i didnt agree with alot of the christian guidelines and that religion didnt answer alot of questions in life. I trust my own judgement to decide what is right and what is wrong, not a book.
Agreed, as was the same for me, although I consider myself agnostic. I think it's kick-ass that you decided forself. The really interesting part for me is that I'm betting, statistically speaking, the majority of Christian are so because that's what they were taught their whole life. Had the same individual been from India, they'd probably be Hindu, Jewish if from Isreal, and Islamic if from Saudi Arabia. They were born into their belief/religion/faith, etc, and typically they are merely hoping to justify or reaffirm their own beliefs instead of honestly questioning those beliefs. I know there are exceptions to that rule. There are those that "found God" in prison, or some other tramatic event in their life happened and they need something to cling to, but statisically speaking, I'm right. That's why religion affiliation for the most part is very geographical.