(March 1, 2009 at 8:31 pm)Becki Wrote: Adrian, if you don't mind me asking, why did you turn from the Lord? Please don't be offended... I was just wondering...A few reasons. I don't see any evidence for a God, and all current religions claim to be the "truth" but they contain things that we know are not true simply by looking around and investigating. That coupled with all religions preaching intolerance towards some people which makes me wonder if I'd actually want to worship a God that had less compassion than me.
Most of all, I simply don't see a reason for there being a God. The world seems to work perfectly well on its own, and if there was a God it doesn't look like it interferes in any thing we do. The other problem is that science has shown how we evolved, and that we are related to every single species on Earth, so we are no more special than the humble badger in the natural sense. We certainly aren't "chosen" people, but we are the product of billions of years of evolution; gradual improvements from single cells to everything we see today. I find that a more beautiful and startling image of the world than "God did it".
