You only believe what you believe because of what's been passed on in history. Yes I'm an atheist and proud of it. I will not blindly follow a faith that has been passed down for generations. I'm not here to banter on about how religion is a bunch of nonsense, but have you ever even considered that the bible might have been written as a joke or maybe profit? The churches get large donations after all. And here's my theory about the old and new testament. God's wrath was used as a scare tactic to gain followers, but it wasn't working so well so they completely changed God's demeanor. There is quite a few contradictions between the new and the old testament, but what do I know I wasn't there 2000 years ago. But hey it must be the truth cause we were all there right? No one will ever know the truth but believe what you want, my point is...this kind of post doesn't belong on a forum.