I was born and raised an Anglican Christian, but most of the time I find myself asking these same questions constantly. I guess I'm more of an agnostic at this point than anything. I like the idea of God, the afterlife, salvation, etc. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, one of the things that I've been thinking about lately is this: The stories contained in the bible are thousands of years old, and it was a lot easier for something unexplained to be credited as a miracle, vs. today's standards, where there is much more information available. That said, I have another thought: I was born and raised as a Christian and taught to believe what christians believe. What if I was born and raised muslim? Jewish? hindu? I would have their beliefs set in stone the way I had christianity set in stone, wouldn't I? I don't really know what's out there, but I guess what I'm saying is, if there is a one true God, then its existence is beyond our perception or reasoning. The whole "omnipotent, omniscient" thing really gets confusing. From my standpoint, it kind of creates a paradox, doesn't it?
