I dislike these threads, because I'm a Christian. I believe in God. I believe in the afterlife. I believe Jesus was God's son. I believe God created the universe. And you know what? I don't have a single reason too. This thread, and scientific logic just about prove that there is no God. But that doesn't stop me. Nope, I STILL believe in God, and Christianity.

Really. I'm serious.

But let me be more specific. I also think that a lot of people abuse God's name. Like the Catholics in the Inquisition, and those in just about every Holy War. I also think that the Bible should not be interpreted literally. A lot of the stories in it are just there to prove one point. For example, there's a parable about a prostitute who pesters an unjust judge so hard and for so long that he forgives her. This is just to prove that God will forgive anyone, not that he is unjust.

And I don't really like church. It's too structured. People become too obsessed with the rules not with actual belief in God.

Then for Adam and Eve. Somebody said that it was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Not just knowledge. IMO, God likes knowledge, and will still let you into heaven if you learn a lot and if you follow Satan for a while. Satan just gets pissed if you follow God.

There's also a thing about Christianity that non-christians and most christians don't realize. You don't have to follow the rules! You can eat whatever you want when you want. Rules are just designed to give individuals power. Pharisees in the bible made rules and forgot about God. They were more into following rules than God. No matter what you do, you can still get to heaven. You can be a murderer and get to heaven. And is that unfair? Here, on earth, it seems like it is. Why should a bad guy get to heaven when you've lived your life perfectly. Well...I don't know...but I'm willing to accept it.

I could go onto other points if anybody wants me to, or if I get the urge, but I'm tired so I'll finish this up.

A. How did the Universe originate? If it was originally nothing then what made it into something. You'd have to add something intangible, namely, God.

B. This is what Christianity does for me, personally, in as short a shpiel as possible. I'm living with a hope that I'll get eternal life and that God cares about me. Now there are two possibilities here: 1. My hope comes true and I go to heaven. Yay! 2. There is no God, and when I die I become nothing, or am reincarnated. But of course, if this is true, I won't know it. I'll still have had my hope...which many people don't, and which makes me feel good inside and I'll never know God doesn't exist. Now that is a win win situation!