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[quote=Anonymous]I too went through a period of agnosticism, although unlike PP I didn't harass believers ;). In my early 30s, I, like PP, began to see myself in a larger scheme, maybe with a little more humility, and I started to think it was possible that there could be something--a force, a power, an ethos, greater than myself, and that such a system could be logical.  I started to read widely--philosophy in general, Buddhism, the Quran, and the New Testamen. Then historical and theological works on the New Testament (everything from the Jesus Seminar to Strobel). That's how I approach most things--tons of books and reading others' views (I've published many of my own research papers).

For me, Christianity makes the most sense. I particularly appreciate the command to love your enemies, and the clear instructions to avoid the "us vs. them" mentality in some other religions (and despite how some Christians have behaved historically). A wise, loving God would want this behavior, and not the religious us-vs-them strife, in our 21st century where all nations and peoples are so interlinked.[/quote]

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