I was raised in a predominantly Buddhist Society. I do admit that I have taken alot of that with me in my journey thus far through life, however since moving to Australia I have also broadened my prespective and taken quips from other sources to guide me. In Highschool I spent a year of my Sundays visiting different Churches and Religious facilities, talking to people of various denominations, only to find that they were all looking for the same thing- guidance, inner peace, love. Hence, I dont have faith in any organised religions, I have faith in myself, if I need guidance I ask those whose opinion I respect, I love, and I am loved.

One very basic hypocrisy Ive always found fascinating to ask 'religous folk' is that if we are indeed condemned to hell if we do not put our faith in their chosen religion... How do you explain that if you are not Christian, you will be condemned, and yet, if you are not Jehoves Witness, you will also be condemned. The same can be said for many organised religions Im just taking these 2 examples now. So, if I am Christian, then under Jehoves Scriptures I am still condemned as Im not a JW, and vice versa. Who is right? In my eyes it seems that unless we are a member of all organised religion, then we are fated to damnation by the scriptures of any other.

After studying Archeaology and History of the Worlds Religions for the past 4 years, Ive come to the conclusion that organised religion is nothing more than a contemporary, commercialized version of the scare tactics religion utilised by the Ancient Roman Empire and other such civilizations from our history.

As for the existance of God, Atheist.
As for God being the be all and end all of love, thats a joke to me.
As for creationism, its fanatical. Evolutionism is a far more likely candidate.
As for the Bible, a wonderfully written piece of fiction but can never be taken seriously as a factual document, there is too much evidence to disprove it. True, some scripts from the Bible mirror events that have been proven, but they have been trumped up for awe value, just like any good story.
Spirituality, has nothing to do with religion.

Im hoping, in that instant before death all the answers will be revealed one way or another.. If not, then if we do indeed possess cognative abilites after death, then I shall eternally remain questioning.

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