Religion

     Ok, before I start, I want to point out that I am an Atheist. I have not always been an atheist, I was brought up going to church every Sunday with my father, until the age of about 10 (mostly due to the fact that I thought getting up at half 8 on a Sunday was a jip). I can't remember if I even believed that there was a God. I'm not going to lie, I did like going to church and Sunday school, but for the stories and the singing, not for the worship. By the time I was around 13, I was agnostic, mostly due to the fact that my father and his parents are Christian, so I suppose it was a way of keeping them happy, even though I never spoke outright that I wasn't sure if there was a God or not. By the time I was 18, I had made up my mind, and came to the conclusion that there is no God. Before I proceed, I have little problem with religious people, people can believe what they want to believe, just as the fact that I believe that the big bang happened, does not mean that this is the definite truth, but in my eyes, this is the closest we have at the moment.

     The thing that get on my nerves about some religious people is that they totally discredit scientific evidence that we have evolved from monkeys. These people have no problem in believing that fire occurs when a fuel, oxygen and heat come together, or that oil cannot be mixed with water, due to very different properties of the two substances, yet, when it comes to the theory of evolution, they totally discredit it. There are fossils to show that we have gradually evolved from monkeys, yet we still get the phrases "why are there fossils missing between this humanoid and this humanoid?" and "If we all evolve, then why has things like the crocodile not changed for millions of years?" Well, how about if we just look at the history of humans that we definitely know from history records. Ok, we haven't evolved in terms of personal appearance, but when you think how our society works today, and our intelligence today, it is a lot different from a little as 500 years ago.

     And what the hell is the thing with the church not accepting homosexual individuals? Correct me if I am wrong, but to my knowledge, there is nothing in the bible that definitely states that you must hate homosexuals in order for you to get into heaven, and that if you are one, your not going to heaven. Now, I HAVE seen in the bible specifics where it is fine for a man to rape your daughter in order for yourself to be saved from debt, and also that it is perfectly acceptable to have slaves, yet no Christian ever mentions these thing, nor practice them (one would hope). 

     It's those who pick and choose what to believe from the bible that also makes me wonder why they even believe in the religion. If your going to believe in something, then you can't pick and choose what to believe, otherwise, surely, your going against the teachings of God, and will go to hell?

     I am currently studying evolutionary psychology in University, and although my Dad knows about it, it is not mentioned between us, as he does not think that this is true. Ok, I'm not saying that every single thing that is written down in a evolutionary psychology book is absolutely correct, but within everyday life, there is evidence to show that this maybe the case. We have a tail bone, but no tail, some people have genetic mutations, and end up with horns or tails growing. If we were 'made', then surely we wouldn't see these kinds of genetic mutations occurring.

     There is NO proof that God, or any other sort of higher being existing, whereas there is SOME evidence to suggests that we have evolved. How can you totally disregard these scientific facts when you rely on so many others? 

     Yes, I suppose it is a nice thought to think that there is an entity in the sky that has made us in his/her image, and looks over us, and so on, but I genuinely think that religion is just a comfort blanket to those who cannot come to grips with the fact that we are (possibly) alone in the universe, life has no real purpose, and that when we die, we just merely cease to exist. Depressing, I know, but that's why you have to make the most of your life, not waste it worshipping some entity that may not even exist.