I don't go to church, I don't study religion (any of them), but I have been brought up under "Christian" beliefs.
What's religion a question of? What will happen when you die... how were you born? The "answer to life" can't be merely thought up by a man (or woman, to all you feminists that can't see the "man" in Woman), I believe. Maybe through technological advances in Science. But... we'd know by now if there was an exceptional divinity. Yet, since dead men tell no tales... many still believe.
What is worth fighting for? Your theory of what will happen when you die? If that is so, don't mind me (anyone for that matter) killing you... and then you can find out if you were right.
My personal belief of the bible (going back into Christianity and other similar... but not necessarily "based upon" religions), is that it is a catalyst for story telling and maintaining domestic ethic values. Perhaps a lot of it was based on the firsthand beliefs of those who wrote it, but maybe that was because most of the stories and ideals were passed to them. But, what I'm pointing out is that it would be "impossible" for one man to guess the nature of the universe's creation, the actuality of divinity, and the aftermath of death. Similarly, I disbelieve that a few brainstormers could be more accurate.
I guess I'm too stuck on mathematics and sciences. While I'm interested in the prospect of accurate religious beliefs, I am currently in disbelief due to the fact that I am unaware of any greater powers (destiny, afterlife, etc...).
The only thing that boggles my mind is the fact that... I am me, not anybody else, and that I am in fact alive. It needs explaining, of course... but I'm not going to just believe something and then wait 'til I die to find out.
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