Why don’t I believe in god? Probably because there is no good reason to, besides to fit in, and that isn’t so important to me that I should have to compromise what I believe. Why do you believe in God? Because the bible says so? Why do you believe that the bible is the inspired word of god? There are plenty of different religions that think that they are right. How do you know that you are the true correct one? Do you think that the reason you believe the way you do has something to do with the way you were raised. I’m sure it does, although I could be mistaken. You ask me why I don’t believe in god but now I ask you; why do you believe in god? You think that god is all good but do you know some of the things he did that your youth group leaders aren’t putting emphasis on? Did you know that the bible says that god told the Israelites to kill all the women and children in Jericho, that god killed every firstborn child in Egypt as punishment for Pharaoh not letting the Israelites go, that god needed Joshua to stone a man’s whole family because of the one man’s wrongdoing in order to turn away the fierce anger of this supposed god who lacks such impulse control (Joshua 7:10-26). God is an angry, vengeful god who will continually torment in his presence those who are disobedient (Revelation 14:9-11). How about Numbers 31, where god chastised the Israelites for not killing all the male children (that includes babies) and non-virgin women (the young virgins were to be kept alive for the Israelites, v. 18). What is the origin of god, where did he come from? How can he create everything and know the intimate thoughts of all billion of us all at the same time and process it all as he conducts his huge drama. Why do Christians believe that prayer does anything? Christians get mugged, raped, murdered, robbed, tortured, sick, and the list goes on. What is god’s special purpose for an innocent woman getting raped? Is she going to have some grand future now because god wanted her to get raped? Many sick Christians get prayed for and nothing happens, they just die. If good happens such as winning the lottery then Christians credit god and burst into prayer. However, if bad happens, such as September 11, then Christians say that they must trust god because he has reasons for doing what he is doing and maybe that it is even a test. Why does he have to let so many innocent people suffer for him to have a test for us? To challenge the obvious would challenge your faith, which is then seen to be a sign of weakness or rebellion, hence we shy away from questioning even the most blatant things. It is okay to step outside the box and think for yourself because it can expand your mind and that is definitely a positive thing. So you ask me why I don’t believe in god, here you have it, the real question is, why do you believe in god?
-WES MORROW
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