I am not a Christian
I am not an atheist
There are other paths
Welcome to the real world
/Know a lot of amoral Christians
//every atheist I’ve met is a sad, sad person rebelling against religious parents
Amen! When people come to your realization there will be need for religion! Thank your for your openminded insight.
I'm very aware of the real world and of many of the paths others take. I have found that religion does not have as much of an affect on how people act as some would think. I've known some pretty vile and amoral/immoral Christians and some Atheists who acted more like you would expect a true Christian to act. I went through several phases before I became a Christian at age 50, and still had a working conscience.
Being a Christian who believes in the Bible and that Jesus is Lord and Savior, it pains me when really good people (bad people too, but especially good people) will not also accept Him as their Savior. While I know folks take other paths, the Bible is very clear that belief in Jesus is the ONLY path to eternal life in Heaven. Unlike other sources of doctrine/religiosity, it is the only divinely inspired and true Word of God. If, like me, you don't believe that religions have much to offer because they were designed by fallible mortals, then perhaps you might consider that the "alternate paths to Heaven" theories/doctrines were also devised by fallible humans just as much as any other church doctrine you might not agree with. I'm non-denominational because I have been through several religions and find that, as the Bible indicates, all the religions lay out their own "laws" that must be adhered to and trying to follow those laws is akin to falling from Grace by trying to be worthy via one's own "powers".
God Bless