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God: Too Metaphysical for Me

December 26, 2011
By Anonymous

As a child, I went to church every Sunday, went to Sunday School, and believed everything they told me about God. When my brother was in the hospital, I remember praying for him, and when my dog died, I knew that God would take good care of him up in heaven.I'm past all of that now.

In my opinion, similar to the myths, people have created religions to explain things that they cannot control. Therefore, it is obvious to me, anyway, that there is no such thing as a god, Christian, Greek, Buddhist, anything. Before you devout worshippers out there click the "back" button on your computer, allow me to make my case.

I started to doubt that God was perfect in second grade. I remember once I asked my mom how He knew the right time to give people babies. She replied that she didn't know, and that sometimes He made mistakes. That puzzled me. How could the maker of the universe be imperfect?

In the years that followed, I noticed dozens of other reasons not to believe in God, especially as I delved further into science. People say that God created one essential thing every day for six days, then rested. I think that that is very naive, and people should start listening to the facts, not the legends. The Big Bang Theory and Darwin's Theory of Evolution completely disprove this idea. If we find evidence of evolution and extinct beings, should those just be swept off the table because "they missed the Ark" or "God didn't want it that way"? I don't think so. We people evolved from bacteria, which grew from volcanic gases, and we owe nothing to God for putting anyone in some garden. Please, people, listen to sense.

I am not going to state all of my points (you probably get the idea), but instead turn to another controversial point: God and the social world. One year in school, everyone in my class had to recite the Pledge of Allegiance individually because our teacher thought we were sloppy saying it. Many people in my class tried to skip over the "God" part, saying they didn't believe in Him. Our teacher understood and let them skip over it. In the days that followed, I noticed that she skipped over "God" too. I'm in the same habit today.

I know that many people will be furious about this article, and that is okay. I hope that you will stick up for what you believe in, no matter what others say.



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on Jan. 26 2012 at 12:28 pm
Consulting-Detective GOLD, Andover, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progresses can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ~Gandhi

Thank you so much for the comments and suggestions, Teily! They really helped me and I realize how I actually should have looked further into the work I put forth. The book by Strobel sounds fascinating, and I hope I can find it to read! I also appreciate that you took the time to read my work, and that means a lot to me. Thank you so much for the encouragement and constructive criticism!

Teily SILVER said...
on Jan. 23 2012 at 3:38 pm
Teily SILVER, Woodbridge, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
Why dwell in the past, when you could look brightly towards the future?<br /> ~Marteil

Before I say anything, I just want to make it clear that I'm not going to totally attack what you just said. I'm a Christian, but I try not to do that. So, forgive me if it might seem that way. I'm not trying to. You mention some valid points, but the big bang and evolution are just as you mentioned theories, educated guesses about how something happened etc. I completely understand where you're coming from when you say that religion is based off of people trying to explain what they couldn't. It does make sense. I'm not going to try to deny that. I'm not a genius who knows everything about everything, but from what I do know is that they do have proof that a man named Jesus did exist, and that people though he was the son of God and that he was crucified and people claimed to see him afterward. To get more educated information on it, you should read Lee Strobel's book Case for Christ. Strobel was an Atheist journalist who decided to research Jesus after his wife became a Christian. He interviewed many very educated people on the matter of Jesus, and I found his book immensely interesting. On a completely different note, I like how you took the time to capitalize the 'G' in God, not many people do, and it actually means a lot. I also like how you used personal examples to put into the article. I hope it gets published in the magazine so I can read it on the paper.