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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have met too many over-religious people who were terribly dishonest and downright mean, but felt so righteous about having faith that they believed themselves to be good when they were anything but.  Religion, therefore, is a farce to me, where most of the truly nice and good people I know don't have much religion, or if they do, they are quiet about it an not overly bound to their church/synagogue. The notion of God, as an extension of what I've observed, doesn't make sense in the way that "religious" people view him or her.[/quote]

See, this is when thoughtful people of all degrees of belief and disbelief disengage, and walk away from threads like this. You seem to have met all types of religious people, yet you have formed very biased opinions based on one extreme of your interactions. Then, we can't even begin to guess how you managed to translate these bad personal experiences into some theological argument pro or con.  [/quote]

Okay, I'm typing on my phone so I didn't feel like going into the 20 other reasons why I don't believe in God or know what I believe. But yes, this is one of the more pervasive reasons I have.  The idea of religion/church/God is wrapped together and if so many of the more fervent religious people I have encountered in my life are also the ones that smack their kids for no good reason and treat others badly and not know they are mean (I have greater respect for people who own up to their actions, right or wrong) then I'm going to be doubtful about the institution of religion as a whole.  Btw: wasn't the point of this thread to ask each person their own reason?  No, I didn't draw this conclusion based on a handful of people, it's been years and years of thought, sorry I wasn't able to encapsulate every reason for you.[/quote]

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