Faith

I've often wondered how people can believe something is true when there's no proof, no evidence, and no tangible backing of an idea that God exists. I know I've never encountered God.

Yet, even I, the skeptic and doubter, believes in the existence of something more than what we are capable of understanding. I don't know what it is, and i loathe myself for rejecting the logic of the scientific process in this matter.

I don't agree with any religion's view or definition of what God is. I have yet to see or hear any solid arguments in favor of the existence of a God. The closest I've come to completely buying it is reading a book about dealing with grief which suggests that God exists but is less powerful than nature. I do agree with this idea.

Long story short, i want to believe something with pomp, circumstance, and togetherness with others who believe the same. I'm continually disappointed by the political structures associated with potentially incredible faiths. Everything from the Westboro Baptists to the Roman Catholic Church to Unitarian Universalism seem to have problems with abuse of power in some capacity, to whether outwardly or inwardly, and a home for simple folk like myself seems to exist only in the custody of the wealthy shepherds tending their flocks.

Regardless of the lack of solid options, i continue, within whatever belief structure I've concocted for myself, to hold out hope that i may eventually find some answers.