Hi Henry,

I was raised Christian, and I honestly wish I could still believe in it, but I just can’t. I try to be logical and use reason for everything in my life, and Christianity and the Bible just do not mesh with me. The creation story at the beginning in Genesis isn’t enough for me – it’s written like a child’s book. If God were really all powerful, he would have known that in the future once we learned more about science, the laws of physics, stars and planets etc. that the creation story he laid out in the Bible would not suffice.

When talking or debating with Christians, they mostly answer with “you just have to have faith.” They can completely ignore problems and be completely illogical by just using that phrase. To me that’s not a good way to go about living life. I also don’t like that they often avoid making important decisions in their life by deferring them to God. I’m not into following blindly. I believe in what I can observe and what makes sense to me.

I personally believe that the Bible and stories of Jesus / God were just myths / stories passed that were passed through generation to generation, getting more and more exaggerated with every step. People want to believe in something, because without it, it’s easier to feel small and insignificant.

I think Christianity has a lot of good things going for it, and I think it’s a nice way to instill some morals in people that otherwise might not have them, but it’s not for me. I treat people like I want to be treated, and do my best to be a “good person” without having a God watching over me.