Reasons for belief

[Chad32]

Most atheists are atheists because they haven't been presented with adequate evidence. As far as christianity goes, the bible is a mess of books that contradict each other, have parts that are demonstrably false, and other parts where people can't figure out if it's supposed to be literal or metaphorical.

I was raised christian, but the main reason I currently don't believe is that I don't accept the basic premise. I don't accept the idea that an innocent person should pay for the crimes of the guilty, to save them from infinite punishment for finite crimes, because they didn't meet a standard that's purposefully set impossibly high.

This god created a place of punishment for those who don't meet a standard that's literally impossible to meet, and wants us to beg forgiveness for not meeting that standard and save us from a place he created for those who fail something that they can't pass on their own.

This is not justice in any sense of the word. It's a rigged system. Much like the idea of throwing a "witch" into a lake. If she floats, she's a witch. If she sinks, she's not a witch but is dead because she drowned.