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I surround myself with things that satisfy me. I was driving home and it was dark, and I had one of those self-realizing moments where all I could think about was how massively huge everything around me is, and how unimaginably small I really am. Clinging to the bottom of a cup, trying to convince those around me that I'm a much bigger deal than I

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hahaha...

don't worry. i have nothing but respect for individuals of faith, just a general loathing for a population in faith. single people can see clearly, a crowd of people gets retarded.

that said, i do not believe in god because i do not feel his presence. i also see no evidence other than extreme circumstance that would lead me to believe in his existence. on top of which, the fact that there are many gods that people believe in cause me to think about "if this person believes in this god, what makes the god that this person believe in better?"

the christian view on this is that their god is the one and only god, and all who oppose the lord jesus christ is condemned to burn in hell. under this mindset, pagens, mormons, wiccans, buddhists, as well as other, lesser branches of the same religion.

i refuse to believe in a loving god that refuses to love people that don't believe in his son. i also refuse and can't believe in something that would so readily condemn a soul to a life of eternal torture, in ANY circumstance.

that is just a sample of why i do not and can not believe in GOD. it's against my beliefs. as far as the feeling of overwhelming smallness...

the universe is really big, and mankind has little to nothing to do with how things go in it. if the earth were to crash into the sun, that's the cosmos for ya.

thank you for the time and effort you put into your comment though. it means a lot that you care, but just know that in my case, god is not, failed to be, and will probably never be, the answer to my problems.

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So your major beef is organized religion? And you have many thoughts that are very valid questions, questions no educated theologian could ever satisfyingly answer. . . I wish I could, I really do, because the feelings I get when I am completely trusting in God are truly amazing. . . I hate feeling so helpless, like when a non-believer is upset. . . providing comfort spiritually is close to impossible. I hope you've not given up hope, because I haven't and neither has He. I hope that fact does not hinder our friendship in any way, I promise that I will never hang out with you just to try to convince you I am right. You are my friend and spiritual differences have not ever affected my friendships. Peace and mucho love.

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like DUH it won't hinder our friendship. geez. i have christian friends. they're awesome. as long as they can deal with the fact that i am a godless heathen, everything works out fine.