Where is this fucking bus going anyway?

[thecasualcritic]

Lately I have not gone to church. And today Lindsay and I talked (I mostly listened) about churches, Christianity and such. I had an epiphany. It is as easy to rebel against the norm as it is to rebel. Both ways you give into a base instinct of yourself. Your longing to do good (Christianity, Catholicism, good deeds) or a longing to do bad (

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[gumdropprincess]

You're exactly right. None of those questions can be answered in certainty... that is the entire basis of 'faith.' You believe, even if you can't find concrete facts and proof that back you up 100%. As someone who was definitely not raised in the church, I find myself questioning things ALL the time. Things that some people have just been taught are "this way or that way" just because that's the way it is, and they believe it because that's what they've been taught to know. There are so many little discrepancies and questions surrounding faith, and there is no way of truly knowing the truth. But, when I look at my life and those around me, and I see the amazing 'coincidences' and the crazy pattern that has led me up to this point, I am amazed. The craziest things just fall into place, and for me, that's where my faith comes from. I agree with so much of what you're saying, Adam, but sort of in a different way. In my eyes, God is testing your faith for a reason. Maybe I'm totally wrong, but that is something that I really believe. I