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First I will start by saying that just because you cannot explain something, it doesn't mean that GOD DID IT.

From WhizkidDoes god exist, I say personally I was raised Christian, I then started to challenge the things that were being said, So I became Agnostic, Then Atheist, Then Wicken, The Agnostic Now I am Buddhist. I have been Buddhist for a couple of months and the theories make sense to me
whizkid, thats pretty much my path as well. well, experimentation.....add on half a dozen christian faiths, satanist (curiousity>>actually some of the nicest people you'll meet!), practiced magicks..wiccan, voodoo, enuff to stay away from qaballa.. (silly, i suppose).... then hindu, shintoism, zoroastrianism, uh, that one with the turtle and the overturned teacup (that was interesting) then taoism (buddhism w/o religion) makes sense because it is common sense.

as for god, religion....

man creates god(s) in his own image to explain what they do not know. religion is, in my opinion, the absense of science. it is a way of comforting people when they feel alone and confused. for some, religion is a happy, healthy way of life. for others, it is a cult or clique that excludes others from their buildings and afterlife. for others, like me, it makes no sense and at times can be rather frightening. many horific acts were done in the name of god.

with so many religions in the world, each with their own afterlife and dogma, it is hard to believe that just one of them is right. so to logically if we trace all religions back to the cradle of civilation, we can get an idea of why religions were first created.

in the advent of society, zoroastrianism was founded by the prophet zarathushtra. at a time when all religions were polytheistic, this was the first to believe in one god. you have your creation story, your moses story, noah's story and others. as time passed, these stories were adapted to fit the new climates and cultures of the people as they spread from the cradle to all lands. it has been revised several times each metamorphosis and then translated and interpreted differently several times more.

as for the creation of the world, how we came to be, and other strange phenomenon, most can be explained now by science. the old world religions are crumbling because answers to the truth is so much more accessible via the internet. the answers that we do not have now, will come in time.

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