A Bit About the Author.

As you likely have guessed, I do not believe in god, however, that was not always the case. As a young child, I was baptized into the Catholic faith and attended several Catholic schools from 5th-12th grade. Throughout most of my youth, I accepted god without much thought. Attending Catholic schools most of my life, I had religion class daily, mass weekly, and confession once a month. On top of my religious schooling, my parents and grandparents all believed (and still do) and continued my religious education outside of school.

When I was younger, I viewed the non-believers as ignorant. I didn't understand how anyone could deny the existence of god, when it was so obvious, at least in my mind, he existed.

I continued on my path of blind faith until around 10th grade. About that time, I began thinking some things my teachers and parents were teaching me didn't add up. For the first time in my life, I actually enjoyed religion class. I enjoyed debating with my religion teachers on issues of contraceptives, the bible, confession, celibacy in the priesthood, and in some cases, playing devil's advocate simply for the fun of debating. For the first time in my life, I actually began thinking about god, rather than blindly following. I still believed in god, however my faith in the Catholic Church was wavering.

It wasn't until around 12th grade, my faith in god himself began to falter. I began to realize the truths I'd been taught weren't necessarily true. I started researching the subject outside of school and read some material from members of other faiths, as well as those of the non-believer. I truly wanted to believe in god, unfortunately there was nothing I found that gave reason to believe in his existence.

To this day, I consider myself an agnostic-atheist and am happy with my belief structure (or lack of.) I hope this blog will be read by members of different faiths as well as those who consider themselves agnostic, atheist, or both. I enjoy debating, and encourage comments, both agreeing and disagreeing to any post I make.