I will most likely edit this quite a few times, but just to have something on my wall, here we go:
I would consider myself an atheist and have for about the last fifteen years. I was raised in a very, very relaxed Catholic household, went through the whole first communion and whatnot, but never really found a need for religion. Then, I became older and realized that perhaps I didn't have to fake the fact that I am not spiritual. I don't know if there was one defining moment when I said "Hey, I don't believe in God" or if it was more of a gradual agreement, but I was affirmed in my decision.
Recently I have started questioning myself. Presently, I still consider myself an atheist, and quite frankly, I don't know if that is going to change. Though, I think being so stubborn in believing the absurdity of a God, that I too, am just as close-minded as the people who may have driven me to oppose religion in the first place.
So, I have decided that maybe it's time to educate myself about some other options. Why the sudden change? Well, first off, why not? Okay, so maybe that sounds like a little bit of a cop-out, but really, the worst this can do is increase my knowledge about some other options. Maybe, it has something to do with me getting older or more mature, blah, blah, I'd really like to think that's not the case. I guess I really can't explain it, but I invite you along for the ride.
So, here's what I'm planning. I'd like to read the Bible. Or is it bible? I admittedly have a very minute understanding about Christianity. Anyway, I went to my bookshelf and in between some books about your inner chakras and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a Bible. No idea how that got there, but it was there. I furiously flipped open to the first page and started reading.
Crap. I had no idea what was going on. Can't I at least get a character reference or something? I decided to do some research first. Apparently, there are multiple versions. Who knew?
