Today I was contemplating on whether or not God really exists. I then came to the realization that there were only a few points in my life where I ever really even considered the existence of a “higher power”.
As a child I “believed”. I’m not so sure if you can really even call it this. For as children, are we not taught this is right, and that is all? Are we not forced into onoe thing, not given the chance to examine other possibilities? We are almost brain washed into believing this is right, argue not. I see problems in this. Yes, as a child we are not capable of fully understanding much about religion or the likes. However, why can we not just put religion on hold til an older, more mature and knowledged age?
As for the second time I considered believing, I must admit it was for egoistic motives. I prayed. Yes, I prayed to protect myself from a huge mistake.
This brings me to another point. This is exactly an example of how religion is just a selfish means of helping and protecting oneself.
The world cannot seem to recognize their selfish motives in worshipping.

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