Dear Theists....Why?

[HeyItsZeus]

Isn't it possible, though, that if you were told Satan would protect you and you had no real understanding of Satan, that refering to God as 'Satan' would still have been praying to God, simply under a different name?

Why did you have no reason to believe God was there? How would you know if He was or not? Obviously, looking back, you wont perceive Him as having been there because you are an atheist now. But is it possible that He might have been there, and you simply did/do not recognize/remember Him?

And again, why is that inner feeling of peace not evidence enough? Why do you find it to be un-trustworthy?

(Wow, suddenly I'm the one asking the questions...weird. o.O)

It's untrustworthy because the human brain is complex and does shit even modern technology can not understand. I sometimes see monsters in the dark. It's my mind not real monsters just because "I think" there are monsters there. I know it's only my mind because We can understand our mind plays tricks on us like that. A feeling of peace does not prove anything. Children feel safe when they hug their stuffed animals because they feel protected. God was my stuffed animal. A pawn for my feelings to use.