[Ray]

According to the current uses of the words, Atheists believe that there is no god, Agnostics aren’t sure. I’m an Agnostic, but I do have a belief system. I believe that the true mysteries of life and everything around us are beyond our ability to really understand. As humans, it’s our nature to try to explain our existence, but we’ll never really manage. I look around me everyday with a sense of wonder and awe at the world around me. The fact that I’m able to participate in this great thing called life astounds me. For me, questions like ‘Should there be gay clergy?’ or ‘Should school kids be taught the Ten Commandments?’ or ‘Is it OK to eat meat on Friday?’ pale compared to deeper thoughts. What are we made from? Has the matter that makes up your body always existed? If not, where did it come from? Does time have a beginning or an end? If yes, what was there before, what will be after? These are questions that transcend a belief in god because they apply to him too. We will never know the answers to these, and that realization has made the world religions all seem kinda trivial and petty to me. If there is a god, where did he come from? To me, that’s a far more important question than something as narrow as ‘does he love me?’ Much to the opposite of what you’d think, this view of the world has really made me want to live life to the fullest. I don’t think there’s a reward for me in the afterlife, so I do everything I can to make the most of the time I have here, and by that I don’t mean hedonistic abandon. I mean the feeling of accomplishment that comes with effort, the sense of community and belonging that my family gives me, the sheer joy of playing and laughing with my niece and nephew, the sublime pleasure of sharing my life with the people around me. I know that these are the truly important things and I do my best to experience them all as much as possible, as often as possible. I’m a decent, caring human being because it feels good, not because I’m afraid of going to hell, and that alone feels pretty amazing. It’s a difficult pill to swallow if you’ve been raised with religious beliefs. Fear of death can be overwhelming when you don’t think there’s anything afterwards, but you get over it, or at least you incorporate it into your view of the world and let it show you how precious life really is.

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Name : Ray, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 30, City : Toronto, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : Technical Analyst, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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