Why I am Unsure: Navigating the Complexities of My Beliefs
I grew up in a spiritual family that emphasized the fear of God and strict adherence to religious teachings. The most influential book in my life was the Bible, which often left me puzzled about why the world was created and why humans were judged based on their actions, only to be sent to heaven or hell afterwards. These thoughts seemed strange to me, even if they were true. It felt as if we were all being tested in some sort of experiment, where our deeds were the only things that mattered, and our specific religious beliefs held no significance. This led me to briefly consider atheism as a solution, as it is based on science, which is always evolving. However, I realized that atheism seemed like an incomplete answer to a larger, unknown concept. So, based on my understanding and human thinking, where the creation and evidence of evolution rely on probabilities, I choose to assign the same level of probability to something unknown. I've come to see religion as a tool that helps