For the most part, there isn’t an atheist out there that hasn’t tried asking. Most atheists used to be religious.

Furthermore, which god do I pray to? Your god? What about the others? And what would the answer come in? It’s pretty nutty what people take as “answers”. Would that answer change if asked again or in some other way?

Have you asked the other gods? What did they say?

The first time I went to church was with my grandmother in N.C., I actually felt like I belonged there, I was 6 then.

The thing I have learned about Christians (other church goers) is that they want you to think, believe, and do as they do or your not a part of their norm.

When I was young, I went to church with my grandmother and instead of being embraced by them – I was shunned. In my adult life when I went to church with a friend, everyone surrounded me and I felt like I was the meal of the day. Everyone wanted to know what I thought, what I believed, how I believed, and how they can mold me.

I’m my own person and I have my own mind. My friend and I had words – well it was mostly her judging and condemning me because I did not continue to go with her to church. If God is love – what is she talking about.

I looked this up also – it kinda caught me by surprise – I almost feel like I have been living in a cave so to speak. You know it was just a few years, when I was unable to go out of the house and we didn’t have a computer. I was removed from the rest of the world.
“With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil. But for good people to do evil — that takes religion.” ~ Steven Weinberg

My father said to me recently that the biggest whore is the preachers daughter.

Well thanks for the insights and the tips. I will continue on my journey.

Few atheists I’ve met have not spent an extensive amount of time in self examination. Plus lots of reading and research. Most atheists I know are better read in the bible and on religion, than any Christian I know.

I don’t want that to sound condescending, but want to point out two things. Most Christians often close themselves off from learning about things that oppose their views and do not know the bible as well as they think. And most atheists have not come to their position lightly or suddenly.