[I can't be atheist for one reason:] retracted
[Edited: I find it hard to dismiss the idea that the existence we experience from birth to death is all there is. Maybe 'atheist' isn't the word for people who are certain that there is no higher order of consciesness beyond what we are capable of presently.]
I sincerely hope there is some infinite being that can sense and appreciate the beauty in the vastness of both the Mariana Trench and the Virgo Cluster.
Our universe is 13.8 billion years old and there are parts of it that are so far away, the light from some regions haven't even had enough time to reach us yet. There's a storm on Jupiter that is waaayyyyyy bigger than the size of our planet as a whole.
Can you fathom it?
I literally can't even.
We may be but one of an infinite number of universes in existence, even though we [i]literally[/i] can't even detect all of the one we inhabit.
I sincerely hope that there is someone or something out there that can sense and appreciate the vastness of existence. I mean, we try, but our human sensibilities are incapable of truly comprehending the WTF-ness that is existence. I'd be pretty dissapointed if there was no one/thing that could. It doesn't have to be a creator/arbiter but I [i]reeeealy[/i] hope that someone/thing can sense the immensity of all that is.
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I am a Christian. I believe in God. I believe that he created evolution. There are to many circumstances within my life that have happened for me not to belief. God loves us all, whether we believe or do not. I do not understand atheism. Why believe in nothing? It makes no sense what so ever that the universe exploded into being. It takes just as much faith to believe in nothing, as does to believe in God. The world be a better place if all were to believe in God. However everyone has a right to choose and I do not think you are stupid or ignorant for being atheist or non believer. I do urge that you go to a church a couple times if you have not tho. It might change your life. One last thing. A true Christian man is very hard to be but it is what I strive to be. Following the Ten Commandments is no easy thing. Besides murder and theft. In our world today you see sex ideology everywhere and people are way to concerned about what they want to make themselves feel better about themselves or make them a more important person. When in reality, we need to be trying to "be" better people. Try to become better beings. And to treat each other with respect and kindness.