[quote=mrdevious]You assume much about me and my efforts Krogith. But I didn't come to atheism because I was raised that way, or it just seemed easy to believe. I firmly believed in god till I was 18, then I started asking more questions. . On the contrary, the minority population of atheists exists because we were some of the few who had to question everything in depth and with logic and reason, and never believe simply because we wanted to, and never accepte an argument just because it reafirmed what we wanted to hear. And now I can honestly say after 2 years of trying desperately to find some logical evidence,QUOTE]

Same with me, I was raised religious by my family. I later found out my father wasnâ??t religious. I was told things in church, Sunday school, or by my many religious relatives and I really started questioning it when I was about 14.

I think what you donâ??t realize is that I would love to believe, I wish it were true. That would be fucking great. But unfortunately I cannot escape my thoughts or my logic.
And If there truly is a god, why would he punish me for using what he gave me. (not that this worries me)

I see belief in god in the same way I see racism. In both cases there are people who believe it very strongly. Neither are based on anything factual, both are only supported by brainwashing and dogma but in the latter case people would agree that it is wrong.