As I said earlier, religion involving higher beings is practically impossible to prove or disprove. Logic and faith simply do not mix and will constantly be at odds with one another.
I have to agree w/ this.
As to why I am a Christian, then I suppose the biggest factor is that I was born into a Christian home, and my parents brought me up with that belief.
Now, I have been exposed to many religions, and know a decent amount on variety of religions, but they don't really appeal to me. My religion is my own choice, and I don't let my parents pressure me into it.
As to why I let faith override my logic, I guess it is b/c I really believe that there is some higher power out there who created the human race and who actually cares about it, that our actions on earth have to have some sort of consequence, and that there is more to death than a lovely coffin six feet under. Basically, I want there to be more to life than just a Big Bang. I'm pretty much aware that it is a huge leap of faith to believe that there really is a deity in the sky who actually exists and gives a crap about the human race, but Christianity is all about faith....
Since Christianity is the most popular belief, can you guys tell me what it is that you do not feel is correct or right about it's teachings?
Hmmm...there are a few things that get to me...I question everything, religion included. So I always wonder things like, "Why is God described as a jealous god when Jealousy is a sin?" Stuff like that.
Here is a little known fact, the Bible was compiled by the council of Nicea there fore all you believe about Jesus Christ was molded to the liking of the Roman Empire. If the Bible is the word of god wouldn't Jesus have brought it himself?
Any research would teach you that the bible is inspired. Written over the course of many many years.
While the word of God is written by divine inspiration, the parts of it that compose the Bible we know today were chosen by a Council formed in Nicea that determined which parts would be canon. So stuff is cut out. The writings on Jesus' childhood, for example. So while the overall message isn't changed, it was conformed in a way that would make the Romans and Byzantines happy. For example, they neglect the parts in the New Testament that would make child Jesus seem more human than divine.
I think that things like that should be included in the Bible. Stuff was cut out of the Old Testament too, stuff that might help to reinforce and explain beliefs in Christianity. (Something else that worries me is that things may have gotten lost in translation. I mean, it goes from Hebrew to Greek to Latin to Greek again to German to Vernacular European languages. Maybe the original meanings of things were skewed b/c of it.)
