I was raised in the Presbyterian Church USA. It wasn't until I was 50 that I decided I wanted to know if the religion was true or not, because God didn't seem to be anywhere. I re-read the Bible (KJV) starting with Genesis and Genesis was enough to have me doubt a literal interpretation of the Bible. I researched Bible contradictions, history, Near East culture, and other religions. In the end I decided that mystical experiences were brain chemistry and the origins of the universe were unknowable.
"When you get the message, hang up the phone" --Alan Watts on enlightenment. 
