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i do not believe in god because of the implication of christianity. to have a religion based on fear is no religion for me. the stories in the bible are metaphorical and probably inaccurate hearsay. and why should i be punished for not believing in god. eternal damnation and hell? if i don't believe in god or christianity, then i also don't believe in heaven or hell. so their doctrines do not affect me. i tried believing in god once, and really accepting faith but it did nothing for me. it was fake and contrived and felt so hollow.. i cannot exist with external reverence. why should the way of god be inside a wooden structure, with a steeple, gable and stained glass windows we call a church? i am spiritual by my own means. and i am much happier this way. i can't get happiness from without, only within. i cannot ask god to give me happiness, only myself. i don't need god to show me moral goodness.
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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
~Anais Nin
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