My views have somewhat changed

[Mirek-Polska]

I would like to thank the majority of people on this site for being so kind and taking the time to answer my questions. I am going to take a huge leap here, but honestly, I think it is time to think more critically.
I have now decided that I am an agnostic. I am still not 100% convinced that some of the concepts I have brought up are explainable by science, but I think that it is important to think critically as many have said. Before I was quite sure that religion is correct. Now, I realized there are many things I do think that kind of oppose religion such as:
I don't believe the earth is only 6000 years old
I believe in evolution
I don't believe the creation story, or genesis
I am not even sure I believe Jesus came back from the dead

Anyways, thanks for everything so far!
Mirek  

[noname]

awesome

[SteelCurtain]

That was easy.

[Cato]

That was easy.

So much so that I must question the level of sincerity. It all feels a bit superficial. I hope I'm wrong.

[J a c k]

keep asking questions, kid. Never stop.

[ignoramus]

Mirek. We're not here to convert anybody... We don't have an agenda.

Some people are better off being religious ..it brings them peace and comfort. You decide for yourself.
Remember, you cannot control your thoughts or your beliefs ...They will evolve on their own. The fact that you are here not wanting to preach tells me that subconsciously, you've already decided that something isn't right.

[J a c k]

That was easy.

So much so that I must question the level of sincerity. It all feels a bit superficial. I hope I'm wrong.

The kid is 15. A sponge. I think it could perhaps be sincere. Maybe.

[SteelCurtain]

That was easy.

So much so that I must question the level of sincerity. It all feels a bit superficial. I hope I'm wrong.

It all feels a bit done before. All over it.

[RozKek]

The important thing here isn't your belief/stance right now, it's your attempt at being critical and thinking outside of what you've been taught that I really appreciate, so, well done :p

Also want to point out if something isn't 'explainable' by science, it isn't explainable by religion at all. Science is -the- method to find out about our reality. Even what you observe yourself might not be reality, think about that. When a schizophreniac hallucinates, they observe and actually see whatever they're seeing but that doesn't mean the demon is actually there. That's why we need methods, that we now refer to as science, and that's why we need peer review, to make sure everything is right. 

At last, it's completely OK to not know something, what isn't OK is to claim you do when you don't !

[bennyboy]

Develop a taste for babies, and you're making real progress!