My Agnostic religion is a very large part of who I am, and that is why I have decided to focus my paper on this aspect of my life. Unlike the majority of the people on this earth (estimated at somewhere around 95% I believe), I do not necessarily believe in "God" or a higher creature. I was not raised to worship an invisible, omnipotent being and I believe this is the main reason I think the way I do now. I was raised to have a very liberal mind towards everything and I have come to the realization that this is the best way to live.

Curiosity has guided my mind through countless hours of contemplation over certain beliefs and flaws in these beliefs. I will be making a few generalizations in this paper. This is wholly for the sake of argument. As a rule, I invite criticism because it gives me more to think about and I will undoubtedly gain insight, which is the ultimate goal.

First of all, how can a person decide without doubt that they are "

Observation the second: is there one Absolute Truth? Many people argue that the afterlife is different for everyone, and therefore, everyone can be right. Is this conceivable? So, does that mean I can believe whatever I want about the afterlife and that will come true? I am eliminating this possibility for, to me it is merely the "easy way out", therefore there can only be one other option; that there IS only one Absolute Truth. In that case, that must mean someone is right. Wait, no it doesn't! One religion could be the "right" one, but not necessarily. Maybe no one has actually stumbled upon the real truth yet...this is a possibility. Either way, in either of those cases, it means there are literally billions of people who are dedicating their entire lives to a belief that, for all intents and purposes, is completely false. That's discouraging. Does this mean they are all destined for an afterlife of damnation in "hell"? According to many religions, that is true. That's even more discouraging.

(hopefully) understand more of how our world works, and correct some of our current false ideas.

Obviously there is not much logic to this method, yet it is what happens all the time. If you are born Christian and raised Christian and know about Christian and only Christian then a Christian belief system is comforting to you. Humans like comfort. Humans like to be assured that they are right. They get this assurance from attending church.

"Most concepts that you hold dear are precious to you, not because they are true, but because you wished they were true."

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