You are just not ready..i was raised catholic and that wasnt right for me...studied islam and now I am a born again christian..it took a while for me..just take your time..look inside yourself and be honest with yourself...religion is a personal journey..and it is only when you study and fully understand a religion, that it means anything..

Usually, when people go looking for religion, it's out of a desire for spirituality. And believe it or not, it's perfectly possible to be very spiritually aware, without necessarily believing in any religion or conventional God, and without sacrificing logic. In fact, some aspects of religious belief are perfectly logical. I, for example, consider myself a very strong proponent of the spiritual and even supernatural, and yet I'm also an Agnostic with - as any religious person I've ever gotten into an argument with can tell you - strong Atheist leanings. I have no problems reconciling spirituality, and even certain aspects of religion, with a logical view of the world. For instance, once one discards the attachment to that silly little thing we call the Ego, and takes into account the Law of Conservation of Energy, the idea that our "Spirit" our energy, somehow lives on after our bodies break down makes a fair deal of sense. By a similar token, if one takes into account the basically holistic nature of... Well, everything, it's perfectly logical that the universe would often function as a sort of "Artificial Intelligence" simply because the very nature of intelligence as we humans know it is to seek balance, order, etc. and the universe ultimately tends to lean to the same things. Also, under that same logical concept of balance, the concept of Karma makes a great deal of sense - for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. My whole basic view of existence flows by that same principle: There may be things we can't see or prove with the perceptions we have (now), but every motion of the universe points to them. Does that mean there's any good reason to believe that a big person in the sky is governing the world and passing judgment on our mortal souls? Hell no. But it does mean that open-minded science and logic aren't at all incompatible with the natural spiritual ideas that humans tend to gravitate towards and simplify into religions. Just because we can't see on a large enough scope to see how everything in existence works together and forms an order - a "God" if you will - doesn't mean that order does not exist. It doesn't mean there's a conscious, all-powerful Ego lording over us, but it doesn't mean the universe is only what we can see, either.

No, I can't except to say that you're absolutely warranted in not believing in something that doesn't exist

You dont need a religion to believe in God. All you need is your bible and your own interpretation of it. You will likely not agree with any one religion 100%.

It does seem preposterous! You cant believe in the God of the bible if you dont believe His word. I was raised strictly by the bible and with the belief in that God. I believed what my parents and their church taught me. Now I question it all. At the same time I cannot choose to believe in any other God. You have done your research in other religions - I have not and will not - I simply dont believe in "religion". So ultimately I guess I cant help you - tho I tried. I do hope the best for you on your journey. (notice i didnt say i will pray for you)!

OK, so you want to believe in what you can see. You can see the earth, can't you? Many religions consider the Earth Herself to be a goddess. Start with that.

alwaysbeready.com a good lift off. it's very quick and concise, however it branches off into more in depth if you want to.

Faith and religion are not always the same.One can have faith though reject all forms of religion.One can believe in their own concept of there god,for it comes from the heart,and is not taught by other modes of thinking and theology.