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dude, just say you hate God and move on

dude, I don't hate god, but I don't care for people who cash in on people's fear, ignorance, and uncertainty with fairy tales.

Gunslingr, I track with you on this. Obviously, most people don't. You're processing reality at a different level than most people. Different from most people who believe in God, and also almost certainly different from most people who don't.

I've done a lot of thinking about the same kinds of questions. Years' worth. It's hard to put conclusions into a few sentences, but let me give it a shot:

Reality is extremely complex and involves hard questions. Things that appear to be unqualified disasters aren't always unqualified disasters, and even if they are, they may well be redeemed by future events as yet unknown. Life sometimes involves a great deal of pain, but joy is to be found as well. Believing that God exists or doesn't exist comes down to a choice. When you've looked at enough of the many considerations, either choice is intellectually reasonable. From the practical standpoint, it makes more sense to believe in God than not to believe in God, because it is better in life to have faith than not to have faith.