I was born a Christian, but I have my doubts. As well, I think it naive to think that all believe in the same God, so long as they believe in one. As well, believing in God is one thing, but practicing the correct forms of worship and maintaining spiritual/moral values is what is important if someone truly believes that it is what is necessary to go to heaven.
I have my doubts, and they are reasonable. I'm just thinking how a buch of guys collaborated and decided to write up a bunch of stories which they thought God had called out to them.
There was always a "leader of the pack". And, there were always people thinking up reasons for why they are living. Thus, a creation, whether by God or many gods would have been thought up. What makes you believe that your one god, having come from one spot in "Middle-Eastish area", is more correct than the numerous gods of other histories?
Everyone has their own beliefs, and it is completely impossible to tell which is correct... or even if all of them are incorrect.
Ultimately, I greatly believe that the Bible's secondary, if not primary, purpose was to maintain order in a civilization. If everyone believed in a higher being and thought that they had to do good in their life to have a wonderful afterlife, then fewer people would be unhappy. Take, for instance, the fact that it is a sin to steal from your neighbor. Personally, I believe that a human would have higher value of their items, than a god's value of someone working for themselves.
*shrugs* If there is one thing that makes me believe in a higher power, it's "The Bible Code".
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