~powers that be.. ^^., what be you? Options

[DivA]

~thought of the moment...do you believe in a higher power? if so, then what would that be & why do you believe; & if not, then why not?

[Mute]

I am not a practicing believer in any religion. Though it may sound blasphemous to some, I always thought studying the bible and going to church was a waste of time. My family is very involved in Chrisitianity, and sometimes I feel like a black sheep. When I visit them, I've been pressured to go to church events and stuff that I really did not want to attend. Now I have no problem with the Christian religion nor any religion at that, but I've always been highly skeptical of any higher power defined in the ways that were presented before me. However I will say that deep down, I have always believed in a God, which of course I refer to as just God. I guess it's because I really can't see how existence could have been created from science if in the beginning there had been nothing? I suppose I'm mostly influenced by scientific reasoning, but of course that his it's limitations as well. It too is based on laws and words defined by man.

So basically, yea, I do believe in a higher power you could say. Deep down, like everyone probably, I'd just like to know the truth. And I suppose it's better to be open minded to the thought rather than completely shut out from it.

Even under the assumption that God’s existence is unlikely, the potential benefits of believing are so vast as to make betting on theism rational. - Blaise Pascal